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The character 蚤 is a phono-semantic compound meaning "flea", a small, wingless, blood-feeding insect. The semantic component 虫 at the bottom classifies it among insects and small creatures. The top component 㕚, meaning "claw", serves as the phonetic element, though it may also evoke the scratching from a flea bite or the insect's clinging legs. Historically, 蚤 was often borrowed as a phonetic loan in classical texts to represent a word meaning "early", before distinct characters were standardized for the insect and the concept of time.
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这只猫身上有跳蚤。
跳蚤咬了我很多次。
我们需要给宠物除蚤。
他经常被跳蚤困扰。
因为跳蚤，狗一直挠痒。
市场上卖各种除蚤用品。
防止跳蚤滋生要保持清洁。
专家建议定期为宠物进行蚤类防治。