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The character 鲷, originating from its traditional form 鯛, is a phono-semantic compound where the radical 鱼 (derived from 魚) classifies it as a fish, while the component 周 serves a phonetic function. This character has consistently designated fish of the Sparidae family, specifically the sea bream or porgy, with no substantial semantic shift or expansion recorded in its historical usage.
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