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The traditional character 鮃 combines the semantic radical 魚 (fish) with the phonetic 平. In simplified form, it becomes 鲆 with the radical 鱼. The phonetic 平 also means "flat", fittingly describing the flatfish, an asymmetrical, bottom-dwelling marine fish. So, the character's structure both categorizes the animal and conveys its distinctive shape.
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