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The character 鸯, with its traditional form 鴦, originates from the binome 鸳鸯 for the mandarin duck, where it specifically denotes the female bird. Its construction in the traditional form combines the phonetic component 央 with the semantic radical 鳥 for 'bird', a pattern preserved in the simplified form 鸯 which uses the simplified radical 鸟. Historically, 鸯 has functioned solely within this compound, and its meaning has consistently been associated with the female mandarin duck without acquiring independent usage or semantic shift.
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湖里有鸳鸯。
鸳鸯很漂亮。
我喜欢看鸳鸯。
池塘中有一对鸳鸯。
鸳鸯在水中游泳。
人们常把鸳鸯比作夫妻。
在公园里，我们看到了许多鸳鸯。
传说中，鸳鸯是爱情忠贞的象征。