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The character "浒" derives from its traditional form "滸", which is structurally composed of the water radical "氵" and the phonetic component "許", indicating its original meaning of "water's edge" or "riverbank". Etymologically, this combination semantically associates it with waterways while the phonetic element suggests its pronunciation. In classical Chinese usage, it consistently referred to the banks of rivers or lakes. Over time, its application extended into geographical nomenclature and literary contexts, such as in the title "水浒传", where it denotes a marshy shoreline or margin, though its core meaning related to aquatic boundaries has remained central. The simplified form "浒" retains the water radical but replaces "許" with "许", yet the character's fundamental association with water margins continues.
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海边的浒苔很多。
浒墅关是个古镇。
他喜欢读水浒传。
浒苔是一种海洋植物。
工人们在清理海边的浒苔。
浒墅关的风景很美丽。
如果你去浒墅关，可以参观古迹。
浒苔的泛滥对海洋生态有影响。