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The character 栽, composed of the component 戈 positioned above 木, derives from an early conceptual blend of a tool or weapon with a tree, indicating its original association with the act of planting or cultivating vegetation. This foundational sense of physically placing plants into the ground to grow remained central, yet over time the character's usage broadened to encompass figurative meanings, such as establishing non-physical things or imposing situations onto others, evident in terms like 栽赃, meaning to fabricate evidence against someone. Its structural form has persisted without major alteration, with the components continuing to symbolically reference the interaction between human activity and the natural world, even as the semantic scope of the character expanded beyond agriculture into abstract and social domains.
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我在花园栽了一棵树。
春天是栽花的好季节。
农民伯伯在田里栽种蔬菜。
他不小心栽倒在地上。
他被坏人栽赃了。
如果你栽下希望的种子，就会收获幸福。
公司重视栽培年轻员工。
尽管他努力栽培这些植物，但有些还是没成活。