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A phono-semantic compound, 鬏 consists of the hair radical 髟 atop the phonetic component 秋 (qiū). The radical places it in the realm of hair and grooming, while 秋 supplies the sound. The character denotes a hair bun or coiled hairstyle, and is especially common in the colloquial term 鬏髻 (jiūjì), hair twisted into a knot at the back or top of the head. Because it refers to a specific physical style, it never developed extended or figurative meanings. It remains a straightforward descriptive term found in literary descriptions of personal appearance and traditional hairstyles.
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