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The character 凫, whose traditional form is 鳧, etymologically refers to a wild duck or teal. Its traditional structure combines the semantic component 鳥 (bird) with a top element often analyzed as 勹, which may have served a phonetic or graphical role. The simplified form 凫 replaces 鳥 with the simplified component 鸟 and alters the top to 几, a graphical simplification. While the character's form has been modified, its meaning has remained specific to a type of waterfowl without substantial semantic change over time.
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