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The character '众', meaning 'many' or 'crowd', derives from a long history of representing plurality, with its simplified form visually stacking three '人' characters to imply a group. The traditional form '衆' combines a top element often interpreted as a covering or net with a lower element symbolizing people, reflecting an earlier conceptualization of a collective. Throughout its use, the character has maintained its fundamental sense of a multitude, though its semantic range has broadened to include notions such as the public or large-scale activities. The evolution from '衆' to '众' simplified the graphic representation while retaining the core idea of multiple persons.
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众人看着我。
众多游客来参观。
他的表演吸引了众多观众。
这本小说深受大众喜爱。
关于这个方案，众人意见不一。
我们必须考虑大多数民众的需求。
这项政策的调整引起了舆论的众怒。
众说纷纭的观点让决策者难以统一意见。