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The character "苹" is derived from the traditional form "蘋", which combines the grass radical with the phonetic component "頻" to originally denote a type of floating aquatic plant such as duckweed. Over time, its meaning shifted through phonetic association and common usage, eventually becoming the standard designation for the apple in compounds like "苹果". The simplified form "苹" replaced the original phonetic with "平", aligning with modern pronunciation while preserving the grass radical to maintain its botanical classification, thus reflecting a structural adjustment alongside a semantic transition from general water vegetation to a specific fruit.
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我喜欢吃苹果。
我吃了一个苹果。
这个苹果很红。
妈妈买了三斤苹果。
桌子上放着一个苹果。
我喜欢苹果，因为它很健康。
昨天我妹妹把苹果切成小块。
如果苹果没有洗干净，就不要吃。