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The character "埋" is structured with the earth radical "土" on the left and the component "里" on the right, the latter providing both a phonetic element and the conceptual idea of interior or within. Its etymology directly relates to the act of placing objects underground, and while its core meaning has consistently denoted physical burial, over time it developed additional figurative applications for concealing or suppressing intangible things like emotions or truths.
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他把种子埋在土里。
小狗把骨头埋起来。
他们埋葬了去世的宠物。
士兵们在树林里埋伏。
他的才华被埋没了。
她把秘密深深地埋在心底。
这座城市埋藏着古老的历史。
为了不被发现，他们连夜把证据埋在了荒郊野外。