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This phono-semantic compound combines the radical 囗, representing an enclosure or boundary, with the phonetic component 甫, which provides the sound. The radical 囗 indicates a defined, bounded space, while the character as a whole originally meant an enclosed garden, orchard, or cultivated plot for growing vegetables, fruit, or flowers. This distinguishes it from wild or open fields. More broadly, it can refer to a place of cultivation or a gathering spot for specific activities, but its core sense remains an enclosed, cultivated area of land.
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花园里有个小圃。
爷爷在菜圃里种了许多蔬菜。
学校后面是一片绿油油的苗圃。
这片花圃需要定期浇水施肥。
园艺师精心打理着这个植物圃。
我们将废弃的院子改造成了药草圃。
实验田旁边的圃地是用于对比研究的。
将这片荒芜的废地开辟成试验圃需要很大投入。