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鹛 is the simplified version of 鶥. It is a phono-semantic compound: the phonetic element 眉 means 'eyebrow', and the semantic radical 鸟 (simplified from 鳥) shows that the character belongs to the category of birds. The traditional form 鶥 uses the full bird radical 鳥, while the simplified 鹛 adopts the abbreviated 鸟, with the eyebrow component unchanged. The character refers to babblers, a family of passerine birds (Timaliidae) that includes the laughingthrush. The choice of 眉 is not only phonetic but also descriptive, hinting at the prominent eyebrow-like facial markings of many species in this family.
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