This element underlies 晏, meaning late, calm, or a surname.
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妟 is not used independently in modern Chinese. It pictures the sun 日 over a woman 女, an old graph for calm and for a clear sky after sunrise. It is the core of 晏 (late; tranquil; surname) and is closely tied to 宴 (feast).
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Archaic only — seen in etymology notes and old texts, not in modern writing or speech.
