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The character 蚓, meaning earthworm, is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the semantic radical 虫, indicating its category as a worm or insect, and the phonetic component 引, which guides its pronunciation. Its structure has remained consistent, with the traditional form identical to the modern standardized version. The meaning has been specific to the earthworm throughout its documented use, with no significant semantic shifts, and its etymology directly relates to its biological classification via the radical.
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花园里有很多蚯蚓。
蚯蚓生活在土壤中。
弟弟害怕蚯蚓。
蚯蚓能帮助松土。
下雨后，蚯蚓常常爬到路上。
蚯蚓的身体没有骨骼。
农民喜欢蚯蚓，因为它们改善土壤。
虽然蚯蚓看起来简单，但它们在生态系统中扮演重要角色。