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The simplified character 蕲 combines the plant radical 艹 with the phonetic component 祈, while its traditional form 蘄 retains the same radical atop a more complex phonetic element. It originally named a type of medicinal herb or fragrant grass, later gaining the verbal sense "to implore, seek, or entreat", and also serves as a place name for regions in Hubei province.
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