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The phono-semantic compound 蜕 is built on the insect radical 虫, indicating it relates to creeping creatures like insects or reptiles. Its traditional form 蛻 uses 兌 as the phonetic component for pronunciation; the simplified form 蜕 retains the same phonetic function with the component 兑. The character fundamentally means the biological process of molting, shedding skin or an exoskeleton, and also serves as a noun for the cast-off skin itself, as seen in a snake's shed or a cicada's shell. Metaphorically, it expanded to describe a profound transformation or a person shedding their former self to emerge anew.
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这条蛇正在蜕皮。
幼虫蜕变成蝴蝶。
蝉蜕是一种中药材。
蜕皮是成长的过程。
每次蜕皮都意味着新生。
他经历了人生的蜕变。
公司正在经历蜕变阶段。
蜕化变质是危险的。