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The character 榛 is a phono-semantic compound with the wood radical 木 on the left, indicating its semantic field of trees and plants, and the phonetic component 秦 on the right. It primarily denotes the hazel tree or shrub and, by extension, the edible hazelnut. In classical literature, it also carries a secondary meaning of a dense thicket or tangled wild undergrowth, often describing uncultivated wilderness.
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