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The character 喙, denoting an animal's beak or snout, is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the mouth radical 口 serving as its semantic indicator and 彖 acting primarily as a phonetic component, though this element may also carry an associative link to protrusions or judgments in its earliest connotations. Its core meaning originally focused on the physical mouths of birds and beasts, but through lexical development, it acquired a metaphorical layer applied to human speech, often seen in classical idioms where it represents verbal expression or interjection. This expansion from a purely zoological reference to a term encompassing human discourse occurred without alteration to the character's form, which has maintained its traditional composition throughout the historical record.
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这只鸟的喙很尖。
啄木鸟用喙啄树。
鹰的喙比麻雀的喙大。
喙突是鸟类骨骼的一部分。
那只鹦鹉的喙是红色的，非常漂亮。
野猪的喙很长，能挖土。
在解剖学中，喙突指的是肩胛骨的一部分。
由于喙的形状特殊，这种鸟能够轻易地捕捉水中的鱼类。