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The character 坯 is structured with the earth radical 土 and the phonetic component 丕, which historically provided a sound clue while the radical indicated its association with earthen materials, originally referring specifically to unfired clay or pottery. Its meaning later broadened from this concrete sense of raw, unprocessed clay to encompass any preliminary or unfinished form, such as a rough cast in manufacturing or a draft in writing, reflecting an expansion from a material-specific term to a more abstract concept denoting rudimentary states.
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他们用土坯盖房子。
这间房子还是毛坯房。
陶匠正在制作陶坯。
他是个学戏的好坯子。
工厂生产钢铁坯料。
这些砖坯需要晒干才能烧制。
他的性格还像一块未打磨的坯。
在陶瓷工艺中，修坯是至关重要的步骤。