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The character 伙, whose traditional form is 夥, originally derived from the concept of collective living or a shared fire, as seen in its component from 火 meaning fire. Its earliest meanings were tied to a group or crowd, specifically those gathered together, which over time extended to signify companionship or a partner in an undertaking. This sense of partnership naturally evolved into its commercial use to denote a business partner or associate. In modern usage, 伙 primarily signifies a group of people, as in a band or team, and also functions as a collective measure word for such groups, while its original connection to the shared hearth has faded from common understanding. The structural simplification from 夥 to 伙 streamlined the character by retaining only the person radical (亻) alongside the phonetic and semantic component 火, which itself historically alluded to the communal nature of its meaning.
Example Sentences Hide
我们是好伙伴。
学校的伙食很好。
伙计，快来帮忙！
那个伙计工作很认真。
我和伙伴们一起去公园。
这家餐厅的伙食非常美味。
他伙同他人犯罪。
他们合伙开了一家公司。