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The character "褫" is structured with the "衣" radical denoting clothing and the component "虒" serving as a phonetic element that also carries connotations of tearing or stripping. Its original sense referred specifically to the act of removing clothing, but over centuries of use in legal and administrative classical texts, the meaning expanded to include the figurative deprivation of titles, rights, or possessions, reflecting a shift from literal disrobing to abstract revocation.
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