Definitions
ivory bodkin for undoing knots
Etymology
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The character "觿" originally denoted a practical tool fashioned from animal horn, used for untying knots, with its etymology evident in its structural composition of the semantic radical "角" (horn) and the phonetic component "巂". Over centuries, the term's reference to this everyday object gradually receded from common use, transitioning into an archaic word encountered primarily in classical texts or discussions of historical artifacts.
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