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The character 葚, meaning mulberry fruit, is structured with the grass radical 艹 atop the phonetic component 甚, indicating its botanical classification and providing sound cues. Etymologically, it originated in classical Chinese texts to denote the fruit of the mulberry tree, and its semantic scope has consistently focused on this specific plant part. The character's form, comprising these components, has seen no major structural revisions in standard written usage.
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