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The character "僭" is structured with the person radical 亻 on the left and the component 僉 on the right, the latter serving primarily as a phonetic element while also carrying connotations of multiplicity or excess. Etymologically, this construction reflects the concept of a person overstepping prescribed limits, with its earliest recorded meanings centered on usurpation or the illegitimate seizure of titles and authority. Over centuries of use, its semantic scope widened to include any act of presumption or transgressing proper bounds, such as assuming privileges without right, though the core sense of illegitimate overreach persists. The character's composition has remained stable, with 僉 continuing to function as its key phonetic and semantic determinant.
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他的行为是一种僭越。
这个臣子妄图僭越皇权。
在正式场合，不得僭越自己的身份。
如果他继续僭行主祭之礼，必将受罚。
那个小国的君主竟敢僭称皇帝。
这些违规建筑都属于僭建物。
他的提议充满了僭妄的假设。
他因僭取公司机密数据而面临诉讼。