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The character 鸭, representing the duck, is structured as a phono-semantic compound where the semantic component 鸟 (bird) categorizes the animal, and the phonetic component 甲 offers a historical clue to its pronunciation. In the traditional form 鴨, the semantic element is written as 鳥. This character has maintained its specific reference to the duck throughout its usage, with its construction following the typical pattern of combining a meaning-bearing radical with a sound-suggesting element, though the modern pronunciation has diverged from the original phonetic indication.
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池塘里有几只鸭。
妈妈买了一只烤鸭。
小鸭子在水里游来游去。
我喜欢吃北京烤鸭。
鸭蛋比鸡蛋大一些。
这个故事里的丑小鸭很勇敢。
这件羽绒服用的是鸭绒。
那只黄茸茸的小鸭很快学会了游泳。