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The character 杞 is a phono-semantic compound with the radical 木 on the left, placing it among woody plants. The component 己 on the right provides the pronunciation. Originally, it referred to a type of willow. In modern usage, it most commonly appears in the name for the wolfberry or goji berry. Historically, it was also the name of an ancient state during the Zhou dynasty. This state is remembered in the idiom 杞人忧天, which describes someone with unfounded fears.
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我买了一些枸杞。
枸杞对眼睛有益。
他在院子里种枸杞。
杞柳可以用来编篮子。
杞县在河南省。
我们计划去杞县旅游。
枸杞的红色果实很鲜艳。
由于杞县盛产枸杞，当地经济得以发展。