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old variant of 伏[fú]
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The character 虙 is a phono-semantic compound originally used to describe a tiger's appearance. It consists of the tiger radical 虍 (hū) indicating the semantic field, and 必 (bì) providing the sound. In its earliest use, it depicted the stripes or the fierce face of a tiger. This descriptive meaning later fell away, and the character became primarily a surname. It also took on an association with secrecy and stillness, serving as a variant of 密 (mì).
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