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The character "蚍" is a phono-semantic compound formed from the semantic component 虫, meaning insect, and the phonetic component 比, which provides its sound. Historically used to denote ants, particularly in the compound "蚍蜉" for large ants, its independent application has waned over time, leaving it largely confined to this fixed term while its structure continues to reflect its insect-related meaning through the radical 虫.
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