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The character 傀 is structurally composed of the human radical 人 paired with the component 鬼, which functions as a phonetic indicator while also imparting associations with the ghostly or unnatural. In classical usage, 傀 independently conveyed the sense of "great" or "grand", but its meaning shifted when it became fixed in the compound 傀儡, a term believed to have entered Chinese from foreign sources to describe theatrical puppets. This association led to 傀 losing its earlier standalone meaning and becoming primarily linked to the concept of puppetry or indirect control, with the element 鬼 further contributing a residual nuance of strangeness or unreality to the character.
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这个傀儡很可爱。
傀儡戏很有趣。
他被当作傀儡。
傀儡没有自己的思想。
她操纵着那个傀儡。
孩子们喜欢看傀儡表演。
那个政权是个傀儡政府。
虽然他是领导人，但实际上他只是个傀儡，所有决定都由幕后人物掌控。