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variant of 廓[kuò]
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Constructed as a phono-semantic compound, 霩 features the rain radical 雨 (yǔ) at the top, linking it to weather phenomena. The lower component 郭 (guō), meaning a city’s outer wall, serves as the phonetic element. Initially, the character described the sky clearing after prolonged rain or snow, signifying the dispersal of clouds. This literal meaning later broadened to an adjective for something spacious, open, or expansive, evoking the unobstructed view of a clear sky stretching outward like the open land beyond a city wall.
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