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蝽 combines the insect radical (虫) on the left, indicating it belongs to the insect category, with the phonetic component 春 (chūn) on the right. It names the stinkbug or shield bug, a hemipteran insect that releases a foul-smelling liquid when threatened. A modern scientific creation for agricultural and entomological use, it serves strictly as a biological term with no extended, metaphorical, or classical literary meanings.
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