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The character 迓 (yà) is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical 辶 (chuò), meaning movement, and the phonetic component 牙 (yá), meaning tooth, which provides its sound. Its core meaning is to go out and meet or welcome a guest, serving as a formal or classical term for reception. Today, its use is largely confined to literary, archaic, or ceremonial contexts, often appearing in classical texts or fixed expressions about formal greetings, rather than in everyday speech.
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