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The character 阗 (traditional 闐) consists of the gate radical 门 (門) enclosing the phonetic component 真 (眞). It primarily means completely filled or crowded, often describing spaces teeming with people or objects, and appears in literary compounds denoting abundance. In classical poetry, it also serves as onomatopoeia for the booming sound of drums or heavy instruments, adding an auditory dimension to its spatial sense of fullness.
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