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The character 螽 is a phono-semantic compound with the double insect radical 䖵 at the bottom, providing its semantic category of insects, while the top component 冬 acts as the phonetic element. It was created to refer specifically to orthopteran insects like grasshoppers, katydids, or long-horned locusts, which are active in late summer and autumn. The doubled insect radical visually reinforces the idea of swarming or abundance. This character retains its concrete entomological meaning and appears in classical literature as a symbol of prolific offspring or agricultural pests, without developing abstract senses.
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