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The character 笋 is a phono-semantic compound for the young, edible bamboo shoot that emerges from the soil. Its upper component, the semantic radical 竹, classifies the plant as bamboo. In the simplified form, the lower component 尹 serves as the phonetic element, replacing the traditional phonetic component 旬 from 筍. The character specifically refers to the tender, conical shoot used as a culinary ingredient, representing the plant's early growth stage before it matures into hard, woody stalks.
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这个笋很新鲜。
我喜欢吃竹笋。
妈妈用笋炒了肉片。
春天是吃笋的好季节。
竹笋的生长速度很快。
采摘竹笋需要小心谨慎。
这道笋汤的味道非常鲜美。
研究人员发现了竹笋的新用途。