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粮 originally refers to grain, food, or provisions. It is a phonosemantic compound: the left component 米 (rice/grain) gives the meaning, while the right component 良 (liáng) supplies the sound. This character is the simplified form of the traditional 糧, which combined 米 with the phonetic 量 (meaning 'measure'). The simplification replaced the more complex 量 with the simpler 良, preserving the pronunciation. Historically, the primary definition of 粮 was agricultural produce intended for human consumption, and it often designated military rations or staple crops collected as taxes. The structural change from 糧 to 粮 made the character more efficient to write, while retaining the essential semantic radical for grain and a phonetic component.
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粮食对生活很重要。
我们储存了很多粮食。
农民们正在收割粮食。
军队携带了足够的军粮。
饥荒导致粮食价格飞涨。
确保国家粮食安全是首要任务。
这种新型高产的粮食作物正在推广。
古代的粮道是维系帝国命脉的关键。
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