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The character "傍" is structurally formed from the semantic radical "人", representing a person, and the component "旁", which conveys the idea of side or lateral space, thus originally denoting a person's physical proximity to something or someone. Etymologically, this combination established a sense of being adjacent or near, which over time extended from purely spatial references to include abstract forms of closeness, such as dependency or support. This evolution allowed the character to adopt meanings involving reliance on another entity, often seen in social contexts where advantage is sought through association, while still preserving its foundational spatial sense in compounds like "傍晚", indicating the time near night.
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傍晚的天空真漂亮。
小猫傍着暖气睡觉。
我们的学校傍河而建。
傍晚时，公园里人很多。
他傍上了这位大老板。
傍晚上班族匆匆回家。
这座城市傍海发展经济。
在商业竞争中，傍巨头是常见策略。