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The character "鳆" originates from its traditional form "鰒", which is structured with the "魚" radical indicating aquatic life and the phonetic component "復" guiding pronunciation. This character was devised to denote the abalone, a marine mollusk, and its meaning has remained specific to that shellfish. The simplified form "鳆" retains this composition with the simplified components "鱼" and "复".
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