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The character "棵" combines the wood radical 木 with the phonetic component 果, a structure that has consistently linked it to botanical subjects through meaning and sound. Its early usage referred to a cut section or stump of a tree, but over time its application narrowed to serve specifically as a measure word for counting plants and trees. This semantic shift from a concrete noun to a grammatical classifier demonstrates how the character's form, anchored by its semantic element, supported a change in function while its phonetic element continued to inform its pronunciation.
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这里有一棵树。
这棵小树苗很可爱。
他每天给那棵树浇水。
我们公园里有上百棵树。
每棵果树都结满了果实。
她精心照料着每一棵植物。
由于暴风雨，好几棵大树被吹倒了。
在森林里，每一棵树都在生态系统中扮演重要角色。