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The character 蝇, meaning fly, originates from its traditional form 蠅, which combines the insect classifier 虫 with the component 黽. This structure is phonosemantic, with 虫 denoting the creature's category and 黽 historically providing a phonetic approximation to the word's ancient pronunciation. In the simplified form 蝇, the right side is 黾, a reduced variant of 黽. The character's core meaning has always referred to the fly insect, and while sound changes have obscured the phonetic role of 黽/黾, the semantic indicator 虫 continues to anchor it to the realm of insects.
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桌子上有只苍蝇。
苍蝇喜欢脏地方。
我赶走了那只苍蝇。
苍蝇的翅膀很透明。
夏天苍蝇特别多。
他用蝇拍打死了苍蝇。
苍蝇传播多种疾病。
为了防止苍蝇进入，我们安装了纱窗。