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The character "铗", whose traditional form is "鋏", is composed of the metal radical "钅" in its simplified version or "金" in the traditional form, combined with the phonetic component "夹" or "夾", signaling its connection to objects made of metal. Initially, the character specifically referred to metal tongs or pincers, tools designed for grasping and manipulating items. Over time, its meaning broadened to encompass long swords or daggers in classical usage, an extension likely driven by the shared metallic nature of these implements and perhaps their functional resemblance in gripping or piercing, leading to a dual semantic application in historical texts without altering its fundamental structural arrangement.
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