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鹀 is a phono-semantic compound used as a specific ornithological term. The semantic radical 鸟 (bird) on the left places it in the avian category, while the phonetic component 巫 on the right indicates the pronunciation "wú". Its traditional form, 鵐, uses the unsimplified radical 鳥 but retains the same phonetic element. In biological classification, this character refers exclusively to buntings, small, seed-eating passerine birds of the family Emberizidae. The character's structure pairs a general taxonomic category with a phonetic marker, and its specialized use designates this distinct bird type without extending to broader meanings.