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The character 鹩 is a phono-semantic compound, with the right-side radical 鸟 indicating its semantic category as a type of bird. The left-side component 尞 functions as the phonetic element, providing the pronunciation for this specific bird name. Its traditional form is 鷯, which uses the traditional bird radical 鳥 on the right while retaining the same phonetic structure on the left. Semantically, 鹩 refers specifically to small, brown insectivorous birds, most commonly the wren. It serves as a precise biological noun, appearing chiefly in ornithological contexts and literary descriptions of woodland environments.
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