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The character 桃, meaning peach, is structured with the wood radical 木 on the left, denoting its category as a tree, and the phonetic component 兆 on the right, which historically indicated pronunciation. Etymologically, it has referred to the peach tree and its fruit from its earliest appearances in written Chinese. While its primary meaning has always been botanical, over time 桃 formed the basis for compound terms such as 桃花 for peach blossom and 桃木 for peach wood, and its usage expanded in literary contexts to describe a pinkish color or to allude to certain symbolic attributes without losing its core reference to the peach.
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我喜欢吃桃子。
这个桃子很甜。
桃花春天开放。
妈妈买了一些桃子。
桃树的叶子是绿色的。
我们去年在果园里摘桃子。
桃木经常被用来制作家具。
由于气候适宜，这里的桃子产量很高。