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The character "瓢" has maintained a consistent structural logic and core meaning throughout its history, being a pictophonetic compound composed of the phonetic component "票" and the semantic radical "瓜", meaning melon or gourd. Its etymology is directly practical, representing a specific object derived from the "瓜" category: a ladle or scoop made from a dried, halved gourd. This functional definition, describing both the vessel itself and its action, has remained stable, with the character’s form itself acting as a clear visual description of a gourd-based utensil. There is no traditional form that was later simplified, as the character has always been written as "瓢", its construction permanently encoding its origin as a hollowed-out gourd used for dipping or pouring liquids.
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我用水瓢舀水。
奶奶用瓢盛汤。
他在厨房里拿了一个瓢。
这个木头瓢很轻。
花园里有许多瓢虫。
如果你需要水，可以用那个瓢。
他用瓢浇水，花都活了。
虽然瓢看起来简单，但很有用。