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The character for 'reed,' now written as 苇, derives from its traditional form 葦, a compound character that integrates the grass radical 艹 to classify it as a plant alongside the phonetic component 韋, which historically provided an approximate sound cue rather than semantic content. This combination has consistently denoted the common reed plant, with its meaning remaining narrowly focused on this botanical reference throughout its historical usage. The phonetic element, simplified from 韋 to 韦, originally carried connotations of leather or hide in other contexts but functioned here solely as a sonic indicator. While the character's structure was altered through the reduction of the phonetic component's strokes, transitioning from 葦 to 苇, its fundamental association with the aquatic plant has been maintained without substantive shift in definition or application.
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湖边长满了芦苇。
芦苇在风中摇曳。
这片芦苇荡很美丽。
鸟儿在芦苇丛中栖息。
我们用芦苇编织了席子。
秋天时，芦苇变得枯黄。
茂密的芦苇沿着河岸生长。
环境保护者致力于保护芦苇湿地生态系统。