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The character "诃" derives from its traditional form "訶", which is structured with the speech radical "言" on the left and the phonetic component "可" on the right. Historically, this character served as a verb meaning to scold or ridicule in classical Chinese, and it was also utilized in Buddhist texts for transliterating Sanskrit terms, such as in "摩诃". Over time, while its core semantic association with reproach has persisted, its active usage has largely diminished, becoming restricted primarily to these specialized religious or historical contexts in modern language.
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这是一种诃子植物。
诃子可以用来制药。
他不应该诃责孩子。
在中药里，诃子有止咳作用。
摩诃般若是一种智慧。
摩诃衍那指的是大乘佛教。
唐代有位诗人名叫王诃。
研究者正在分析诃子提取物的化学成分。