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The character "圾" is structurally composed of the earth radical (土) on the left and the phonetic component "及" on the right, a configuration that has persisted without change. Etymologically, it combines "及", meaning to reach or extend, with "土", suggesting a relation to the ground or piled matter, and it originally functioned independently to denote danger or instability in classical usage. This standalone meaning gradually eroded, and the character's role contracted entirely to its fixed place in the disyllabic word "垃圾", where it specifically signifies refuse or garbage.
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地上有垃圾。
不要乱扔垃圾。
垃圾需要分类。
他每天倒垃圾。
垃圾车来收垃圾了。
我们应该减少垃圾的产生。
垃圾分类对环境保护很重要。
在处理垃圾时，我们必须遵守相关规定。