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The character 葫 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic grass radical 艹 on top, placing it within the botanical category, and the phonetic component 胡 below. It specifically refers to the bottle gourd plant, almost always appearing in the compound 葫芦. Its meaning extends from the living vine and its fruit to the dried, hollowed shell, which was traditionally used as a container for water, medicine, or liquor, linking it to both agriculture and household utility.
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我有一个大葫芦。
这个葫芦很漂亮。
妈妈买了一个葫芦。
他会吹葫芦丝。
昨天我在市场看到葫芦。
孩子们喜欢看葫芦娃。
那个葫芦里装着美味的酒。
她用葫芦制作了一个精美的工艺品。