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The character 荔 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the grass radical 艹 and the phonetic component 劦, which historically provided a sound approximation. Initially appearing in classical texts to reference a marsh plant, its semantic range later narrowed exclusively to denote the lychee fruit. The structural composition of the character has consistently featured these elements, with the radical indicating plant life and 劦 serving a phonetic role.
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我喜欢吃荔枝。
这是新鲜的荔枝。
荔枝的味道很甜。
妈妈买了很多荔枝。
每年夏天我们都会吃荔枝。
这家店的荔枝冰沙非常清爽。
荔枝的果肉洁白而且多汁。
这种新品种的荔枝比普通的更甜。