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ancient place name
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郿 is a phono-semantic compound with the phonetic element 眉 on the left indicating pronunciation and the semantic radical 阝 (city) on the right. It functions solely as a proper noun, denoting Mei County in present-day Shaanxi Province. Historically, this location was strategically significant and frequently mentioned in classical texts and records pertaining to regional administration and military affairs. The character's structure, combining a pronunciation guide with a toponymic marker, designates it as a dedicated place name, and it has no alternate simplified or traditional forms.
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