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The character 荼 combines the grass radical 艹 (cǎo), marking its botanical meaning, with the phonetic component 余 (yú) to indicate pronunciation. Historically, it referred to a bitter, unpalatable plant and is closely related to the character for tea, which later developed separately. Because of its association with bitterness, 荅 often appears in idioms and classical texts to symbolize suffering, hardship, or difficult experiences.
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暴力游戏荼毒儿童。
不良信息荼毒青少年。
院子里的荼蘼花开了。
网络谣言荼毒社会风气。
这种毒素荼毒人体健康。
战争荼毒了无数平民的生活。
那些极端思想荼毒了年轻人的心灵。
尽管有法律法规禁止，这种有害文化依然荼毒着脆弱社区。