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Alisma plantago
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The character 藚, structured with the grass radical 艹 above and 賣 below, originates as a term for the water plantain, an aquatic plant, through a combination of semantic and phonetic elements where 賣 primarily indicates sound. Early recorded use in classical works such as the Shijing established its specific botanical reference. Over time, its application has remained narrowly focused on this plant without substantive semantic change or broadening.
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