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The character 渠 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 水 (shuǐ, often written as 氵) meaning "water" with the phonetic component 原 (jù). Variant forms may include the additional wood radical 木 (mù), but the standard structure relies on water. It primarily denotes an artificial waterway, such as a canal, ditch, or trench, constructed for irrigation or drainage, with the water radical placing it within hydrological contexts and the phonetic element indicating pronunciation. Historically, 渠 was also used as a third-person pronoun (he, she, it) in some classical texts and regional dialects, though its main standard usage remains associated with water management infrastructure.
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农田旁边有一条水渠。
工人正在修建那条渠。
这条渠的水非常干净。
水渠帮助农民灌溉作物。
我们从渠中取水用于洗衣。
维护渠道是确保水流畅通的关键。
古代文明常依靠复杂的水渠系统。
由于暴雨，渠水泛滥，淹没了附近的道路。