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The character "鲡" derives from its traditional form "鱺", which is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical "魚" signifying its association with fish and the phonetic component "麗" hinting at its pronunciation, while the simplified form retains this basic composition with the radical "鱼" and the phonetic "丽". Historically used to refer to eels, particularly in terms like "鳗鲡", the character's meaning has specifically denoted this group of fish without notable expansion or alteration in its semantic scope over time.
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