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蝾 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 虫 (insect/creature) on the left, indicating its zoological category, and the phonetic component 荣 on the right, providing the pronunciation. This character was created to name specific amphibians and appears almost exclusively in the compound 蝾螈 (róngyuán), meaning salamander or newt. The radical firmly places the character within biological terminology, with no significant metaphorical usage.