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The traditional character 蝨 is an ideogrammic and phono-semantic compound, combining the element 卂 with two 虫 radicals to denote insects. The simplified form 虱 uses a simpler structure: the semi-enclosing radical ⺇ with a single 虫 component, a shape that originated as a vulgar variant before becoming standard. Both versions share the core meaning, referring to lice or similar small parasitic insects that infest human hair or animal fur. The character's definition is confined to these specific parasites, without extending into abstract or unrelated semantic fields.
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这只狗有虱子。
她的头发里发现了虱子。
虱子会传播疾病。
我们要小心避免虱子。
学校通知有头虱问题。
虱子寄生在动物毛发中。
由于卫生条件差，虱子容易滋生。
研究人员正在研究虱子的抗药性。