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The character 僻 is a phono-semantic compound. The left-side human radical 亻 links it to human behavior or states, while the right component 辟 provides the pronunciation and historically suggested avoidance. Its original meaning described a geographic location that is remote, isolated, and cut off from populated areas. From this sense of physical seclusion, the meaning extended to describe human traits that are unconventional, odd, or out of step with social norms. In modern use, it therefore describes both hidden or hard-to-reach places and temperaments that are secluded, eccentric, or deliberately distant from others.
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这个村庄位置很偏僻。
他性格孤僻，不爱说话。
我家后面有一条僻静的小路。
那本古籍里有些生僻字。
他隐居在荒僻的山野之中。
论文里应避免使用冷僻的术语。
他僻处一隅，专心于自己的研究。
老人有些怪僻的习惯，但不妨碍他人。