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鲿 is a phono-semantic compound with the fish radical 鱼 on the left and the phonetic 尝 on the right (traditional form 鱨, using 魚 and 嘗). The radical categorizes it as a fish, a freshwater species resembling the yellow catfish, distinguished by barbels around its mouth. It inhabited the major river systems of historical China and occasionally appears in classical poetry and agricultural texts describing local aquatic fauna and fishing practices.
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