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顑 is a phono-semantic compound whose meaning is tied to the head and face. It combines 頁, the semantic radical for "head", on the right, with the phonetic component 咸 on the left. The 頁 radical indicates the character pertains to facial features, expressions, or the physical condition of the head, while 咸 supplies the sound. The character denotes an emaciated, hollow, or unhealthy facial appearance, often brought on by prolonged hunger, malnutrition, or illness, a physical depletion that the head radical localizes to the face.
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