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The character "柠", whose traditional form is "檸", is structured with the "木" radical denoting its botanical category and a phonetic component indicating pronunciation. In the traditional character, the phonetic is "寧" (níng), while the simplified form replaces it with "宁" (also níng). Originally used to represent the lemon tree or its fruit in the compound "柠檬", the character's applied meaning has consistently referred to this citrus without significant alteration.
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