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The character 鹈 is the simplified version of the traditional 鵜. It is a phono-semantic compound: on the right, the radical 鸟 (simplified from 鳥) means 'bird' and indicates the meaning, while on the left, 弟 provides the pronunciation. The character names a large water bird distinguished by the throat pouch it uses to catch fish. In usage, 鹈 almost always appears in the compound 鹈鹕, the standard Chinese word for pelican.
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