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The character "逦", with its traditional form "邐", is structured from the ⻌ radical associated with movement and the component "丽" in its simplified version or "麗" in the traditional form, which primarily functions as a phonetic indicator. Etymologically, this character has been employed almost exclusively within the disyllabic term "迤逦", where it contributes to the meaning of a winding, continuous progression or a meandering sequence. Its semantic role has consistently been tied to describing extended, curving paths or patterns, without developing independent meaning outside this compound over its historical usage.
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