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The character "豹" is a phonetic-semantic compound, built from the radical "豸" that classifies it within the category of beasts and the component "勺" which historically provided a phonetic clue, despite the modern divergence in their pronunciations. This structural design has endured, with the radical consistently anchoring its meaning to the animal kingdom while the phonetic element reflects an older auditory association. Its semantic application has been exclusively and steadfastly linked to the leopard, a large spotted cat, with no recorded expansion or shift in its core meaning over time, demonstrating a stable alignment between the character's form and its referent throughout the history of the language.
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动物园里有一只猎豹。
猎豹是陆地上跑得最快的动物。
豹子身上的斑点非常美丽。
这款汽车的名字叫捷豹。
豹猫是一种小型野生猫科动物。
他在丛林摄影时偶然拍到了花豹。
金钱豹的毛皮曾被视为珍贵的物品。
那只云豹敏捷地跃上了高高的树枝。