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The character "梢" has maintained a consistent structure composed of the radical "木", indicating its arboreal association, and the phonetic component "肖", which also contributes a connotation of thinness or a diminishing tip. Its core meaning has always pertained to the slender, outermost part of a branch or twig, a definition that remains primary. From this concrete botanical origin, its application broadened semantically to denote any slender extremity or tip, as seen in terms for a rudder’s tip or a whip’s end. This conceptual framework of an endpoint further allowed the character to acquire more abstract meanings, such as the conclusion of a matter or a final outcome, thereby extending its utility from the physical into the temporal and resultant domains.
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鸟儿停在树梢上。
风吹动了柳树的梢。
他看到了远处的树梢。
她的眉梢带着笑意。
月亮挂在树梢之间。
小猫爬上了树的梢头。
问题的末梢需要仔细处理。
在神经末梢传递信号时速度非常快。