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The character 菱, structured with the grass radical 艹 above and the phonetic component 夌 below, originally denoted the water caltrop, an aquatic plant. Its etymology is directly tied to this botanical reference, with the radical categorizing it as a plant. The meaning later extended to geometric shapes, specifically the diamond or rhombus, due to the characteristic four-pointed form of the water caltrop's fruit, which led to the association between the plant and this angular 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。