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The character 诨, meaning to joke or banter, is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component, the speech radical 讠 (yán), places it within the domain of verbal expression. The phonetic component 军 (jūn) indicates its pronunciation. Its traditional form 諢 maintains the same structure, using the full radical 言 alongside 軍. The meaning centers on humorous or informal speech, often linked to jesters or light mockery, with its core identity clearly derived from the speech radical.