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逭 is a phono-semantic compound structured around the walking radical 辶, which envelops the component 官. The radical 辶 anchors the meaning in the domain of movement, travel, or physical departure. The inner component 官, which independently denotes an official or public servant, serves as the phonetic element that supplies the pronunciation. It conveys the act of escaping, fleeing, or avoiding an undesirable situation, such as punishment or physical danger. Combinations of 辶 with an unrelated phonetic are typical for verbs describing evasive or strategic movement.
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