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bighead carp
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The character 鰫 is a phono-semantic compound with the radical 魚 (fish) on the left, placing it within the semantic category of aquatic creatures. The component 容 (to contain) on the right serves primarily as a phonetic element, indicating the character's pronunciation. 鰫 functions as a noun denoting a specific, though historically obscure, species of fish, exemplifying how Chinese compounds group marine life by a shared semantic radical paired with distinct phonetic markers.
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