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The character "菁" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the grass radical (艹) at the top to signify its botanical association with the phonetic component "青" below, which historically suggested its pronunciation and also contributed connotations of lush, vibrant blue-green color. Its original meaning referred specifically to the flowering tops of turnips or rapeseed plants, a sense preserved in classical texts. Over time, the semantic focus shifted from the literal plant part towards the idea of something refined and choice extracted from the whole, leading to its modern abstract meanings denoting the essence or finest quality of something, as well as describing a state of lush vitality.
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菁英人才很重要。
这个项目需要菁英参与。
提取植物的菁华很难。
学习语言的菁华需要时间。
只有菁英中的菁英才能胜任这项工作。
文化的菁华需要被保护和传承。
尽管竞争激烈，但他凭借菁英教育背景脱颖而出。
在菁英化管理模式下，企业效率显著提升，但员工压力也相应增加。