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shì

Character Formation
Definition	decorate, ornament, adorn
Formation Method	(形声) Pictophonetic. 布 (cotton cloth) suggests the meaning while 饣 suggests the sound. See 飾 to see etymology for traditional form of this character.
Simplification Method	Simplified form of 飾. Derived from generic radical simplification #2 (飠食 » 饣).

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