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Original meaning: type of bird
Simplified from of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
Components
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Shorthand for the 𦰩 component in the traditional character 難.