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The character 鳖 represents a soft-shelled turtle, originating as a phono-semantic compound. The phonetic component 敝 (bì) provides the pronunciation, while the semantic radical indicates the animal category. In its traditional form 鼈, the semantic component at the bottom is 黾 (mǐn), which denotes amphibians or frogs, reflecting the creature’s aquatic nature. The modern form 鳖 replaces the complex 黾 radical with the more common 鱼 (yú) radical, representing fish and aquatic life. The primary meaning of the character has consistently been "turtle" throughout its history, without developing significant abstract definitions.
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河里有一只鳖。
这只鳖很小。
他抓住了一只鳖。
鳖肉很有营养。
我们在市场买鳖。
这只鳖从水里爬上来。
鳖的壳是软的吗？
农民在池塘里养鳖赚钱。