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The character 菱 is a phono-semantic compound. Its top component, the grass radical 艹, places it within the botanical category of plants. The lower component, 夌, provides the "ling" pronunciation. 菱 specifically refers to the water caltrop, an aquatic plant with floating leaves and edible, hard-shelled seeds that often have horn-like projections. Due to the geometric shape of its leaves and seeds, the character is also commonly used in modern contexts to denote a rhombus or diamond shape.
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这图形是菱形。
艺术家画了一个菱形。
池塘里种着许多菱角。
我喜欢吃煮熟的菱角。
那片湖面漂着几片菱叶。
她佩戴着一枚菱形的胸针。
这条裙子有菱格纹的图案。
菱花的倒影在波光中摇曳不定。