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The character "蒜" (suàn), meaning garlic, is constructed from the grass radical "艹" atop two instances of the character "示". This structure is etymologically significant, as the double "示" does not relate to its modern meaning of "to show" but rather phonetically suggests the clustered, bulbous nature of the garlic plant, with the radical indicating its classification as a vegetable. The traditional form of the character is identical to this, as it was not subject to simplification. Its core meaning has consistently referred to the garlic plant and its bulb from its earliest recorded use to the present day.
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我喜欢吃大蒜。
大蒜可以调味。
妈妈买了许多蒜。
蒜蓉扇贝很好吃。
吃蒜对身体有好处。
这道菜需要加蒜末。
蒜的价格最近上涨了。
种植大蒜需要肥沃的土壤。