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The character 鲆 is a phono-semantic compound. Its traditional form, 鮃, combines the semantic radical 魚 (fish) with the phonetic component 平. The simplified version uses the radical 鱼. Notably, the phonetic component 平 also conveys meaning, as it means "flat". This efficiently indicates that the character refers to flatfish, a type of asymmetrical, bottom-dwelling marine fish, categorizing the animal while describing its most distinctive physical trait.