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The character "荃" is structured with the grass radical (艹) positioned above the phonetic component "全", classifying it as a plant and providing sound. Its earliest recorded meaning refers to a specific aromatic plant, often described as a fragrant grass or orchid. Over time, the term's usage extended from this literal botanical sense into metaphorical applications within classical literature, where it occasionally came to symbolize a virtuous individual or a sovereign, leveraging the plant's connotations of fragrance and refinement. This semantic expansion occurred while the character's compositional form remained unchanged.
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我们住在荃湾区。
荃湾是一个繁华的地方。
我经常去荃湾购物。
张荃是我的好朋友。
荃湾的交通非常便利。
我们在荃湾度过了一个愉快的周末。
荃湾不仅商业发达，而且环境优美。
随着城市发展，荃湾逐渐变成了一个现代化社区。