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The character "倡", composed of the human radical (亻) alongside the component 昌 meaning "prosperous" or "flourishing", originally referred to a lead performer or entertainer, a meaning still preserved in words like 倡優. Its structure suggests a person associated with vibrant or socially prominent activity. From this concrete sense of a person who leads performances, the meaning abstracted over time to denote the act of leading or proposing an idea publicly, giving rise to its primary modern verbal meaning "to advocate" or "to initiate", as seen in terms like 提倡 (to promote) and 倡導 (to champion). This semantic shift from a specific type of person to the action they embody represents a common pattern in the development of Chinese characters.
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我们提倡节约用水。
学校倡导健康饮食。
他倡议社区清洁活动。
政府倡导文明旅游行为。
我们应该积极响应环保倡议。
公司提倡团队合作与创新精神。
为了促进社会和谐，他们倡导互助与尊重。
在全球化背景下，各国需倡导多边合作以解决共同挑战。