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The character "蔗" has consistently represented the sugar cane plant since its early attestation in Chinese literature, with its structure formed as a phono-semantic compound combining the grass radical 艹 to categorize it as a plant and the component 庶, which primarily supplies phonetic value. While the character was occasionally used interchangeably with the phonetically similar "柘" in some historical contexts, "蔗" stabilized to exclusively denote sugar cane, a plant cultivated for its sweet juice and economic importance. The etymology of the character is directly associated with the agricultural product itself, and its compositional elements have not altered in standard usage.
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这种甘蔗很甜。
农民在田里种甘蔗。
蔗糖是从甘蔗中提取的。
榨甘蔗汁需要机器。
在热带地区，甘蔗生长得很好。
我们参观了一个甘蔗种植园。
虽然甘蔗很甜，但吃太多对牙齿不好。
通过现代技术，甘蔗的产量大大提高。