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The character 芭 is etymologically a phono-semantic compound, integrating the grass radical 艹 to signify its botanical category with the phonetic component 巴 to indicate its pronunciation. Originally denoting a kind of aromatic plant in early Chinese texts, its meaning gradually specialized to refer specifically to the banana plant, as evidenced in the compound 芭蕉. This semantic narrowing occurred alongside the character's structural consistency, and its utility later extended through phonetic adaptation, serving in loanwords such as 芭蕾 for the imported term ballet, thereby illustrating a functional expansion from its initial plant-based reference.
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芭蕉是一种植物。
妹妹喜欢芭蕾舞。
这个芭乐很甜。
芭比娃娃很漂亮。
我们在院子里种了芭蕉。
她每天练习芭蕾舞。
芭乐的营养价值很高。
如果下雨，芭蕉叶子会滴水。