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The character 鹀 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical 鸟 (bird) on the left, categorizing it as avian, and the phonetic component 巫 on the right, which gives the pronunciation "wú". The corresponding traditional form 鵐 uses the unsimplified radical 鳥 while retaining the same phonetic 巫. In modern usage, it is an ornithological term that refers exclusively to buntings, small, seed-eating passerine birds of the family Emberizidae. The structure simply pairs a general bird classifier with a phonetic to designate this specific bird, without extending to broader meanings.
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