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The character "蛛" refers to the spider and is structurally composed of the semantic radical 虫, which classifies it as a creature or insect, and the phonetic component 朱, which guides its pronunciation. This formation has consistently denoted the spider, with the meaning narrowing from a possible earlier broader association with web-making arthropods to its specific zoological reference. The components have remained stable, and the character's etymology directly reflects this functional combination of meaning and sound.
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蜘蛛在织网。
我害怕蜘蛛。
墙上有一只蜘蛛。
蜘蛛网很粘。
那只蜘蛛爬走了。
蜘蛛是节肢动物。
他用显微镜观察蜘蛛。
蜘蛛的毒液可能有害。