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carangid (zoology)
Etymology
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The character "鲹", with its traditional form "鰺", is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical "鱼" indicating the category of fish and the phonetic component "参" which guides its pronunciation. This character was created to designate specific fish species within the Carangidae family, such as the horse mackerel, and its meaning has remained consistently tied to these types of fish without undergoing substantial semantic change. The structure in both versions directly reflects this purpose, using the fish radical for classification and the phonetic element for sound.