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The character 猁 is a phono-semantic compound with the radical 犭 (beast) indicating its animal category and the component 利 providing its pronunciation. Like 猞, it lacks deep historical origins and was specifically created as a phonetic element for the compound word 猞猁, meaning Eurasian lynx. Its structure follows standard biological naming conventions, where the radical denotes the class of animal and the phonetic component determines its sound.