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鞯 is a phono-semantic compound meaning a saddle blanket or protective pad placed underneath a horse's saddle to prevent friction and absorb sweat. Its traditional form, 韉, combines the radical 革 ('leather' or 'hide'), which points to the animal skin or heavy fabric historically used for such tack, with the complex phonetic 薦. The simplified character 鞯 swaps in the simpler phonetic 荐. Because of its specialized, narrow meaning, this term is largely confined to classical poetry, historical cavalry accounts, and literature on horsemanship.
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