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The character 侏 combines the person radical 亻 on the left, linking it to human attributes, with 朱 on the right, which provides its phonetic value. Its meaning is specific: a person of unusually short stature or a dwarf. This character rarely stands alone, instead forming the compound 侏儒 to express this concept. This compound has since been adopted into modern scientific and medical terminology for dwarfism in humans and animals, and in astronomy to classify small celestial bodies like white dwarf or red dwarf stars, extending its use well beyond the original meaning.
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那个侏儒很友好。
侏儒的身高通常较低。
这个侏儒演员很有名。
侏儒症是一种遗传疾病。
科学家研究了侏儒的成因。
在童话中，侏儒常常是智慧的象征。
现代医学可以帮助侏儒患者改善生活。
尽管侏儒面临许多挑战，但他们依然努力追求幸福生活。