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The character "姚" has consistently maintained its structural integrity as a compound of the semantic component "女", meaning woman, and the phonetic component "兆", which primarily serves to indicate its sound. Etymologically, its earliest connotations were associated with qualities of agility and elegance, often interpreted as describing a graceful or delicate demeanor, which aligns thematically with characters incorporating the feminine radical. Over centuries, while this descriptive meaning receded, the character solidified its primary function as a surname, one of the ancient and enduring Chinese family names traced back to legendary times. The traditional form of the character is identical in this case, as it was not subjected to structural simplification, preserving its original composition and the historical linkage to its initial semantic field.
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姚明是一名篮球运动员。
我们班的姚同学很优秀。
姚女士的公司发展很快。
这个故事的主人公姓姚。
姚明的身高超过了两米二。
历史学家正在研究姚姓的起源。
这位姚教授的研究获得了大奖。
在NBA的历史上，姚明具有特殊地位。