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The character 鳙 (yōng) denotes the bighead carp, a freshwater fish prevalent in East Asian aquaculture and cuisine. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left component 鱼 (yú, “fish”) places it within the semantic category of aquatic life, while the right component 庸 (yōng) provides the pronunciation. Its traditional form is 鱅, combining the complex fish radical 魚 (yú) with the same phonetic element, preserving the specific zoological meaning for this economically important species in both agricultural and culinary contexts.
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