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The character "蔓" etymologically integrates the grass radical with the phonetic component "曼", which itself implies elongation, to originally denote plants that extend by creeping or climbing. Its initial meaning was confined to physical vines and tendrils, but over time it acquired abstract applications, describing the gradual spread or proliferation of things like ideas or influences, as evidenced in compounds such as "蔓延". This semantic expansion from concrete botany to metaphorical concepts occurred while the character's structure, comprising these same elements, persisted without significant alteration.
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藤蔓爬上了墙。
蔓延的植物很美丽。
防止火灾蔓延很重要。
瓜蔓上结了几个小瓜。
这种杂草的蔓生能力很强。
蔓延的趋势需要及时控制。
藤蔓植物在热带雨林中很常见。
为了阻止疫情蔓延，政府采取了严格措施。