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The character "鸦", representing the crow or raven, is a phono-semantic compound formed by combining the semantic radical "鸟" meaning bird with the phonetic component "牙" which historically suggested its pronunciation, a structure preserved in its traditional form "鴉". Over time, this character has maintained its primary zoological reference to corvid species, yet within literary and cultural usage it has developed additional layers of connotation, often invoking themes of dusk or somberness due to the bird's dark plumage and its familiar presence in twilight scenes, thereby enriching its semantic field while its core definition remained anchored to the avian family it denotes.
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乌鸦在树上叫。
黑色的乌鸦飞过了天空。
鸦片是一种毒品。
鸦片战争发生在十九世纪。
早晨，乌鸦的叫声吵醒了我。
乌鸦通常被视为不祥的象征。
吸食鸦片会对健康造成严重危害。
尽管乌鸦的叫声刺耳，但它们在某些文化中受到尊重。