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Originally, it was a pictograph representing a person with long hair. Later, the character was modified to resemble 長 (meaning "long"), and the radical 彡 was added to distinguish it. 髟 represents the shape of long hair.

When used as a radical, it conveys meanings related to hair.
Examples of characters using this radical:
髮 (터럭 발 – hair)
鬚 (수염 수 – beard)
髥 (구레나룻 염 – sideburns)

#182 — wind

#183 — flying, to fly

#184 — meal, food, rice, to eat

#185 — head

#186 — fragrance, perfume, incense

#187 — horse

#188 — bone

#189 — high, tall, eminent

#190 — to hang down, drooping of long hair

#191 — to fight, to struggle

#192 — kind of ritual liquor

#193 — ancient Chinese cooking vessel

#194 — ghost, spirit

#195 — fish

#196 — bird

#197 — salt

#198 — deer

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髟

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