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葫 is a phono-semantic compound combining the grass radical 艹, which signals a plant, with the phonetic component 胡. It denotes the bottle gourd or calabash, a vining plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, and almost always occurs in the compound 葫芦. Besides the living plant and its edible fruit, the character also refers to the dried, hollowed shell, historically used as a container for water, medicines, or liquor, tying it to both agriculture and everyday 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。
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