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诜 (traditional form 詵) is a phono-semantic compound made up of the speech radical 讠 (left) and the phonetic 先 (right). The radical indicates a connection to speaking or inquiry, while the phonetic gives the character its pronunciation. Historically, the character primarily signified a multitude, i.e., a large gathering of people or things. It frequently appears in classical literature to describe crowds or an abundance of offspring. Additionally, it carries a secondary meaning of inquiring or questioning, derived from the speech radical. Today, this sense is rare and confined mainly to historical poems.
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