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The character "茜" is structured as a phonosemantic compound, combining the grass radical "艹" to signify its plant classification with the phonetic component "西" which hints at its pronunciation. Its primary historical meaning refers to the madder plant, historically valued for producing a durable red dye, which consequently led the character to also represent the associated crimson color. Over centuries, through literary and cultural associations with the plant's vivid hue, the term gradually accrued aesthetic connotations, ultimately becoming employed as a feminine personal name that evokes both botanical imagery and the quality of redness, while its original denotation remains in botanical or historical contexts.
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我的妹妹叫小茜。
小茜喜欢唱歌。
今天小茜去上学。
这种茜草可以染色。
小茜的妈妈是医生。
茜色的裙子很漂亮。
小茜虽然年轻，但很懂事。
茜草在古代常用于制作染料。