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surname Cheng; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE) vassal state
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郕 is a phono-semantic compound character used almost exclusively as a proper noun. Its structure places the semantic radical 阝 (signifying a city or state) on the right and the phonetic component 成 on the left, indicating the pronunciation. Historically, 郕 named a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty, and this place name later became a surname. Because the character was created solely to denote that territory and its ruling lineage, it never acquired broader or figurative meanings, remaining a specialized marker of ancient political geography and genealogy.
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