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The traditional character "蕪" is composed of the grass radical "艹" atop the component "無", which conveys negation and serves a phonetic function, originally denoting land overgrown with wild grass or weeds. This structure etymologically reflects a state of neglect, specifically referring to uncultivated or barren fields. Over time, its meaning expanded to describe things that are disorderly, profuse, or desolate in a more general sense. The simplified form "芜" retains the grass radical but substitutes "無" with "无", a component with analogous negative meaning and phonetic role, thus preserving the character's essential semantic association with overgrowth and desolation while modifying its graphical composition.
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这片土地很荒芜。
战争后村庄变得荒芜。
他的思路有些芜杂，需要整理。
妈妈在菜市场买了芜菁。
那片荒芜的土地上什么也不长。
后院芜秽不堪，无人打理。
由于长期无人居住，老屋四周早已荒芜。
他的报告内容芜杂，缺乏重点，让人难以理解。