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The character "乾" originally denoted the sky or heaven in classical Chinese usage, and its traditional form is structurally composed of the component "𠦝", which stems from an early pictographic element associated with vegetation, combined with the component "乞" that functions as a phonetic indicator. Over time, the semantic scope of "乾" expanded to incorporate the meaning of dry, a shift attributable to practices of phonetic borrowing within the writing system. This development allowed the character to represent both celestial and arid concepts within its established graphical form.
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我的房間很乾淨。
我們一起乾杯吧。
天氣非常乾燥。
乾坤代表天地。
他做事很乾脆。
宇宙的乾坤變化無常。
乾燥的季節容易引起火災。
人生的乾坤需要自己把握。