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The character "茬" is structurally composed of the grass radical over the phonetic component "在", etymologically connecting it to plant-based concepts and specifically the stubble remaining after crops are cut. Its original meaning centered on agricultural residue, which gradually extended to indicate successive planting cycles or batches, such as referring to multiple harvests from the same field. This semantic expansion further allowed the character to acquire metaphorical usage in colloquial contexts, where it often denotes a matter or pretext, as seen in expressions like picking a quarrel, thereby reflecting a shift from concrete farming terminology to more abstract conversational applications.
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田里的麦茬还在。
农民们正在清理玉米茬。
他喜欢找别人的茬。
这是第一茬蔬菜。
收割后，田里留下了很多稻茬。
他接着我的茬继续说下去。
如果你再找茬，我就生气了。
尽管这茬庄稼收成不好，但农民们没有气馁。