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The character "蝠" is a phonosemantic compound consisting of the semantic radical "虫", which denotes creatures or insects, and the phonetic component "畐", providing the sound "fu". Historically used in the term "蝙蝠" to refer to the bat, its meaning has been consistently applied in this zoological context. The structure of "蝠" follows the common pattern where the radical indicates category and the phonetic component correlates with pronunciation, without significant alteration to its form or primary meaning over time.
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蝙蝠在夜晚飞。
我看到一只蝙蝠。
蝙蝠住在山洞里。
蝙蝠使用回声定位。
蝙蝠是哺乳动物，会飞。
因为蝙蝠吃昆虫，所以对农业有益。
虽然蝙蝠看起来像鸟，但它们不是鸟类。
科学家研究蝙蝠的导航系统，以改进雷达技术。