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The character 逼 combines the semantic radical 辶 (movement) with the phonetic component 畐. Its original meanings describe physical actions: pressing close, approaching rapidly, or encroaching on a space. From this concrete sense of closing distance, the meaning extended to psychological and social contexts, denoting compulsion, force, or extortion. The movement radical grounds this abstract notion of pressure or threat in the physical image of advancing aggressively toward a target.
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这幅画很逼真。
他逼迫我学习。
警察逼问嫌疑人。
空间太逼仄了。
敌军正在逼近城市。
不要逼我做出决定。
她被迫接受逼婚。
在逼供下他承认了罪行。