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The character 邘 is structured with the phonetic component 于 and the semantic component 阝, the latter derived from 邑 denoting a settlement or city. Its etymology links it to an ancient state from the Zhou Dynasty located in present-day Henan, initially serving as a toponym. This place name later gave rise to its use as a surname, and the character's meaning has since been confined to these onomastic functions without significant semantic expansion.
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