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In Japanese shinjitai and Simplified Chinese, 爿 has been simplified to 丬

The left half of a piece of wood that has been split vertically into two parts.

Based on its oracle bone script form, it is believed to depict a bed frame standing upright, so its original meaning was "bed." The meaning of "wooden piece" or "plank" is thought to have developed later.
It is a mirror image of the character 片.

When used as a radical, it appears on the left side of characters like 將 (general), which is why it's sometimes informally called the "jangsu-jang-byeon-bu" (general-left radical). However, 將 is actually classified under the 寸 (chun, "inch") radical, not 爿.
It also resembles the character ‘뉘’ (a Korean syllable), which may cause visual confusion.

#82 — hair, fur

#83 — lineage, surname, clan

#84 — energy, air, vital force

#85 — water

#86 — fire, heat

#87 — nail, claw

#88 — father, elder member of the family

#89 — to interweave, to cross

#90 — a piece of split wood

#91 — thin/small piece, flake, fragment

#92 — molar, cheek tooth, wisdom tooth

#93 — cow, ox

#94 — dog

#95 — deep, profound, dark, mysterious

#96 — bead jade, bead, precious thing, beautiful thing, etc

#97 — melon, gourd, squash

#98 — roof tile

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