Can anyone help identify this character 僮?


I found this character on a website and the only associated meaning was
"child, servant." Can anyone elaborate on when it may be used and why?




僮 is a very rare _kanji_ which does not belong to the list of 常用漢字 _jōyō
kanji_.

According to 新漢和大辞典, it has several meanings

>   1. 召使。男の奴隷。また、雑用をする子者【こもの】。［同］童。［類］豎・僕・奴。
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>   2. 何も知らない子ども。また、無知な者。［同］童。
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>   3. 「僮僮【ドウドウ】」とは、見えなくするほど、上からおおいかぶさるさま。
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>   4.
> 中国の西南部、広西[壮]【チワン】族自治区、広東【カントン】・雲南省あたりに住むタイ系の先住民。チワン族。▽もと「⺨+童」と書いたが、のち、「僮」に改め、現在では、「壮」と書く。
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(I didn't list the examples.)

大辞林 lists 僮 as a valid (but of course uncommon) replacement for 童 in words
like 童僕【どうぼく】, 家童【かどう】, 侍童【じどう】 which all refer to some type of (young)
servant.

