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The character "宣" is structurally composed of the semantic radical "宀", indicating a roof or building, and the phonetic component "亘". Its etymology relates to the act of proclaiming or disseminating information from a spacious hall or court, aligning the building radical with contexts of official communication. Over time, its meaning extended from formal declarations to broader senses of public announcement, circulation, and widespread dissemination, as evidenced in modern compounds like "宣传" for propaganda and "宣布" for declaring.
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我们在宣传环保。
公司宣布了新计划。
他宣誓成为公民。
这张宣纸质量很好。
政府宣传节约用水。
校长宣布比赛结果。
他们宣称找到了证据。
国际组织宣布全球合作倡议。