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The character 鬄 is a phono-semantic compound combining the hair radical 髟 (biāo) and the component 易 (yì). It serves as a noun for a false hairpiece and a verb for shaving or removing hair. 髟 anchors the meanings to hair, while 易 ('to exchange') provides the pronunciation and suggests the idea of changing hair, either by adding artificial hair or by shaving it off. This visual structure captures two contrasting hair modifications. In classical Chinese, 鬄 was used for specialized grooming practices, with the phonetic 易 distinguishing it from more common hair terms.
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