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The character 鳑 (traditional form 鰟) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic radical 鱼 (魚) on the left places it in the category of fish, and its phonetic component 旁 on the right provides the pronunciation. The character refers specifically to the bitterling, a small freshwater fish. This structure is typical of Chinese fish names, where the fish radical combines with a phonetic to denote particular species.
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