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The character 邋 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 辶 (movement) enclosing the phonetic component 巤. It appears almost exclusively in the word 邋遢, describing extreme sloppiness or untidiness in a person or environment. The movement radical hints at an original connection to one’s gait or bearing, which later broadened to encompass general uncleanliness and disorder.
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