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螀 is a phono-semantic compound: the bottom radical 虫 provides the meaning 'insect,' while the upper component 将 (the simplified form of 將) serves only to indicate pronunciation, without contributing any semantic nuance. The traditional form 螿 uses the full traditional phonetic 將 with the same insect radical. The character denotes the cicada, an insect famous for its loud, buzzing song during the summer months. It commonly appears in the compound 寒螀, a late-summer or autumn cicada that classical poets employ as a motif for the changing seasons.
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