榛
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Meaning: hazelnut tree
💡 Imagine a hazelnut tree with 'wood' (木) and a 'forest' (秦) of nuts.
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Character Story & Explanation
榛 (zhēn) depicts a hazelnut tree, combining the radical 木 (tree) with 秦 (qín, an ancient state). In ancient texts, it often referred to the wild hazel, whose nuts were gathered as food. Its dense growth also gave rise to the meaning 'dense undergrowth,' symbolizing abundance and natural fertility.
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