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蜂 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 虫 places it within the category of insects, worms, and reptiles, while the phonetic 逢 (fēng) gives the pronunciation and is occasionally theorized to additionally evoke the ideas of encountering or gathering. Literally, the character refers to bees, wasps, and hornets, which are flying, stinging hymenopterans that often live in complex social colonies. Metaphorically, it captures scenes of dense, swarming crowds or actions erupting in a simultaneous, overwhelming rush, like a disturbed beehive, and it is frequently used to describe people flocking together rapidly or events happening all at once in massive numbers.
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蜜蜂在花丛中飞。
蜂蜜很甜很好吃。
蜂巢里有好多蜜蜂。
小心不要被蜜蜂蜇到。
蜂群正在寻找新的巢穴。
蜂王负责产卵并领导蜂群。
蜂鸣声常常出现在春天的花园里。
蜂鸟虽然小但飞行速度非常快。
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