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莘 is a phono-semantic compound combining the plant radical 艹 (categorizing it among grasses and herbs) with the phonetic 辛. Its original meaning was a specific medicinal herb. The character later extended to describe things that are numerous, long, or lush, especially crowds or thriving vegetation, and it also functions as a surname and historical place name.
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