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The character "鲩", with its traditional form "鯇", is a phono-semantic compound where the radical "魚" (fish) denotes its semantic category and the component "完" provides a phonetic clue, and it has historically been used to designate the grass carp, a specific freshwater fish species. The simplified form "鲩" retains the phonetic element "完" while substituting the traditional radical with its simplified counterpart "鱼", and the character's meaning has remained specifically associated with this fish throughout its recorded use.
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