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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 

thin/small piece, flake, fragment

When used as a radical, it appears on the left side of characters like 

general, commander, to lead, soon, about to, in the future, to bring, to take along

 (general), which is why it's sometimes informally called the "jangsu-jang-byeon-bu" (general-left radical). However, 

joint, inch (a unit of measurement), small/little, degree of kinship

 (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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爿

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