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The character 鳞, with its traditional form 鱗, is a phono-semantic compound: the left side features the fish radical 鱼, linking it to aquatic life, and the right side 粦 acts as a phonetic marker. It primarily denotes the small, overlapping, rigid plates that serve as protective outer coverings for fish, reptiles, and certain other animals, what we call scales. By extension, the character describes objects or patterns resembling scales, such as overlapping roof tiles, the texture of some plant bulbs, or naturally occurring ripples on the surface of moving water.
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这条鱼有闪亮的鳞。
清理鱼鳞需要耐心。
鱼鳞在阳光下闪闪发光。
那片水域污染严重，鱼鳞都变黑了。
这些建筑鳞次栉比地排列着。
穿山甲的鳞片非常坚硬。
他的皮肤得了鳞状皮肤病。
显微镜下可以观察到细胞的鳞状结构。
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