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The phono-semantic compound 鹕 features the bird radical 鸟 (niǎo) on the right, classifying it as an avian term, with 胡 (hú) on the left supplying the pronunciation. Its traditional form is 鶘, using the unsimplified radical 鳥. This character is used exclusively in the compound 鹈鹕 (tíhú), the Chinese name for the pelican, a large waterbird known for its distinctive throat pouch. As a bound morpheme within this specific zoological term, it carries no independent meaning or metaphorical use outside ornithology.