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The character "鲼" derives from its traditional form "鱝", which is constructed from the semantic radical "魚" meaning fish and the phonetic component "賁" that suggests pronunciation, together denoting a type of ray or skate. This character was created to specifically identify eagle rays and related cartilaginous fish within the Chinese lexicon, with its form following the standard pattern of semantic-phonetic compound characters. The simplified version "鲼" maintains this structural relationship, replacing "魚" with "鱼" and "賁" with "贲" while continuing to refer to the same marine animal.