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The character "傣" was created to specifically denote the Dai ethnic group, constructed by combining the semantic radical "人" indicating a person or people with the phonetic component "泰" which approximates the sound "Dai" in several Chinese dialects. This character emerged in written records during the late imperial period, providing a standardized ethnonym that replaced earlier and more variable transcriptional terms used for these Tai-speaking peoples. Its meaning has remained narrowly and consistently ethnonymic, referring solely to the Dai people without acquiring broader or alternative significances over time. The character's structural composition has persisted without modification, and it does not possess a separate traditional form that differs from its contemporary representation.
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傣族是少数民族。
我喜欢傣族舞蹈。
傣历新年很热闹。
西双版纳有傣族村寨。
傣味菜肴以酸辣为主。
傣族妇女的服饰非常漂亮。
泼水节是傣族的重要节日。
傣族文化深受南传佛教影响。