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The character "芨" is structured with the grass radical (艹) positioned above the component "及", a formation that links it semantically to plants while the phonetic element guides its reading. Its etymology traces to early Chinese botanical terminology, where it served primarily to denote specific flora, most enduringly in the compound "白芨" for a medicinal orchid. The meaning of "芨" has not significantly diverged from this original plant-based reference, and its structural composition has persisted without alteration in standard usage.
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