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The character 饯 (traditional form 餞) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component is the food radical 饣 (derived from 飠), which places it within the domain of food and dining. The phonetic component 戋 (simplified from 戔) provides its pronunciation. As a verb, it means to give a farewell dinner or see someone off with a meal, a practice historically formalized as "饯行" (jiànxíng). It also functions as a noun in the term "蜜饯" (mìjiàn), referring to candied or preserved fruits.
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