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The character 萍 combines the grass radical 艹 and the water radical 氵 with the phonetic component 平 (píng) to form a phono-semantic compound. Together, 艹 and 氵 indicate an aquatic plant, while 平 supplies the sound. Originally it referred to duckweed, a small free-floating plant that drifts on the surface of ponds and slow-moving water without rooting in soil. Because duckweed is constantly moved by currents and wind, 萍 developed a strong metaphorical meaning, often used in literature and poetry to evoke a drifting, rootless life.
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小萍喜欢唱歌。
小萍每天去学校。
湖面上有浮萍。
浮萍随风飘动。
水中的浮萍很绿。
小萍在公园里看到了浮萍。
昨天小萍在河边散步时发现了浮萍。
如果小萍有时间，她会去观察浮萍。
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