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The character "赉" originates from the traditional form "賚", a phono-semantic compound where the semantic component "貝" indicates wealth or valuables and the phonetic component "來" provides sound. This structure reflects the character's core meaning of conferring gifts or rewards. The simplified form "赉" modifies these components to "来" and "贝" while continuing to denote the act of bestowing, a meaning consistently applied from classical Chinese literature into modern usage.
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