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The character "丞" originated with a sense of assisting or lifting up, and its traditional form consists of a fixed set of strokes that constitute a single glyph, which has no simplified counterpart. In terms of structure, it is not analyzable into functional semantic components within modern character analysis systems. The meaning of "丞" shifted from a verb describing the act of helping to a noun specifying an assistant or deputy, particularly within historical governmental titles. This nominal usage continues in contemporary language primarily within compound words referring to auxiliary roles or historical positions, while its original verbal meaning has become obsolete.
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这位丞相深受人民爱戴。
历史上有很多著名的丞相。
他辅佐皇帝，是一名贤能的丞相。
年轻的县丞决心要造福地方。
这部电视剧塑造了一个足智多谋的丞相形象。
在唐代，丞相的权力有时很大。
他由县丞做起，最后官至丞相。
倘若没有诸位大臣的丞弼辅佐，朝政恐难维系。