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The character 荪, with its traditional form 蓀, is structurally composed of the grass radical 艹 denoting its botanical category and the phonetic component 孙 or 孫 indicating its pronunciation. Etymologically, it refers to a specific aromatic plant, often identified as a type of fragrant grass or herb, and this meaning has been consistent in literary and historical contexts. The character's construction follows the common pattern of semantic-phonetic compounds, where the radical provides the meaning related to plants while the phonetic part guides the sound, with no significant semantic shift from its original designation as a plant name.
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花园里种着荪草。
这种荪草很香。
妈妈喜欢荪草的味道。
我们在湖边发现了荪草。
荪草是一种药用植物。
他专门研究荪草的习性。
这片湿地适合荪草生长。
为了保护荪草，我们建立了自然保护区。