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The character "黢" is a phono-semantic compound incorporating the semantic component "黑", meaning black, alongside the phonetic component "夋", which indicates its pronunciation, and it was devised to denote a profound black color. Its structure has consistently featured "黑" beside "夋", and the character's meaning has remained focused on describing intense darkness, as evidenced in its primary use within the term "黢黑" for pitch-black conditions, without significant semantic shift over time.