Definitions
Arthraxon ciliare; green; rhodacene
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The character 菉 is structured with the grass radical 艹 above the phonetic component 录, forming a phono-semantic compound that initially designated a specific plant, such as the herb known as 菉草. Its etymology follows the pattern where the radical indicates the semantic category of vegetation, while 录 provides the approximate sound. Over time, the character's meaning expanded from denoting that particular plant to being used in broader botanical contexts or in compound terms, though its general frequency of use gradually declined.
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