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The character "侃" incorporates the person radical 亻 with the component 侃 on the right, which functions phonetically. Etymologically, it initially conveyed notions of uprightness and earnestness in classical Chinese, specifically in reference to speech demeanor. Over time, its semantic range shifted from describing a quality of speech to denoting the action of talking, ultimately acquiring the contemporary meaning of chatting or speaking freely in informal contexts.
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他们喜欢侃大山。
他经常调侃我。
不要总是调侃朋友。
他们一边喝茶一边侃。
他们坐在那里侃了半天。
他的调侃让我有点尴尬。
侃大山是一种休闲方式。
他善于用幽默的方式调侃时事。