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The character 俗 is a phono-semantic compound with the person radical 亻 on the left, linking it to human beings or activities, and the valley character 谷 on the right providing the phonetic component. It originally referred to the common habits and conventions established by ordinary people in a society. Over time, its meaning expanded to encompass the worldly or secular, in contrast to the sacred or refined, and it eventually acquired a pejorative sense, describing things considered vulgar, unrefined, or overly common.
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这是一种习俗。
我不喜欢这种俗气的颜色。
他的笑话有点俗。
我们要尊重当地的风俗。
他的作品雅俗共赏。
这部小说通俗易懂，很受欢迎。
超凡脱俗是很多人的追求。
他脱离了俗务，专心修行。