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Concrete: To level, smooth, or flatten soil or clay (specifically the walls or rim of a pottery vessel); the physical lip or rim of a pot, or an earthen embankment/levee.

Abstract: A tangible or defined perimeter, boundary, or limit.

Transitive verb: To smooth or level ground or clay.

Noun: A rim, lip, or earthen border.

Distinguished from more general terms for boundaries (such as 邊 or 界) by its suggestion of a tangible perimeter rather than a conceptual or jurisdictional line.

Phonetically associated with the yan/ran group (Fanqie: 以然 / 式連).

Prioritize concrete meanings—such as "smoothing," "leveling," or "the rim/lip"—in contexts involving craftsmanship, agriculture, or architecture. In philosophical or legal texts, "limit" or "boundary" is appropriate, though the term carries a connotation of a boundary that has been deliberately established or shaped.