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The character "苯" is structured as a pictophonetic compound with the grass radical "艹" atop the phonetic component "本", originally denoting a thick or tangled growth of grass in early Chinese texts. Its etymological construction links it to botanical concepts, but through phonetic borrowing it was later adopted to represent the chemical term "benzene" during the translation of Western scientific vocabulary, resulting in a shift from its initial plant-related meaning to a primary association with the aromatic hydrocarbon in modern usage.
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苯有特殊的气味。
在实验室里使用苯。
苯是一种芳香烃化合物。
甲苯是苯的衍生物。
苯广泛用于化工生产。
苯对人体健康有害。
苯污染对环境造成危害。
苯在催化剂作用下发生反应。