芯
xīn
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(bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)
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Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
芯 has 艹 'plants' as its meaning part and 心 xīn for the sound. It first meant a kind of plant. From that came 'candle wick' and 'core'; read xīn, it means 'wick' or 'fuse'.
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