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薇 is a phono-semantic compound: the grass radical 艹 supplies the meaning of a plant, and the element 微 (wēi, also 'tiny' or 'profound') indicates its pronunciation. Historically, the character named an edible wild plant, most scholars identify it as a kind of vetch or fern, that people gathered in times of famine. From its many appearances in classical poetry dealing with hardship, nature, and solitary life, 薇 acquired a strong poetic resonance. This quality persists, and the character remains a favored, elegant choice for feminine given names.
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我喜欢蔷薇花。
小薇是我的朋友。
蔷薇在春天开花。
她摘了一朵蔷薇。
薇字常用于女孩名字。
这束蔷薇花非常美丽。
蔷薇的香气弥漫在空气中。
她用心照料花园里的蔷薇。
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