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蛛 is a phonosemantic compound combining the insect radical 虫 and the phonetic component 朱. 虫, on the left, suggests the semantic category, traditionally covering insects, reptiles, and various small creeping creatures. 朱, on the right, indicates the pronunciation. The character is used almost exclusively in the compound 蜘蛛, meaning "spider", and does not function as an independent word. Its classification under the insect radical reflects pre-modern zoological groupings of many-legged creatures, not the modern biological distinction between arachnids and insects.
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蜘蛛在织网。
我害怕蜘蛛。
墙上有一只蜘蛛。
蜘蛛网很粘。
那只蜘蛛爬走了。
蜘蛛是节肢动物。
他用显微镜观察蜘蛛。
蜘蛛的毒液可能有害。
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