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The character 瓣 is a phono-semantic compound where the central semantic component 瓜 (melon) is flanked by the phonetic component 辡, which provides its pronunciation. The melon radical indicates an original connection to the natural segments within fruits, such as the seeds or fleshy sections of a gourd or citrus. Its meaning later expanded to include flower petals and analogous structures, like the valves of a heart or the cloves of a garlic bulb, shifting from a specific botanical term to a general classifier for biological and mechanical segments.
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花瓣很漂亮。
这些花瓣落在地上。
橘子通常有八到十瓣。
妈妈把蒜瓣切成碎末。
心脏瓣膜帮助血液流动。
这些花瓣的颜色非常鲜艳。
医生建议更换损坏的瓣膜。
这款人工瓣膜的设计采用了最新技术。