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extend, prolong

㐌 is composed of (snake, also) with two additional strokes above it, forming a pictograph of a snake, where the two strokes likely represent the snake’s tongue, making it a variant of . The snake’s long, slender body implies extension or stretching. This meaning was later taken over by . Nowadays, 㐌 is not used independently and only serves as a component in other characters.

Vocabulary of 㐌

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