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尾 is an ideogram that joins 尸 (a person adorned with a decorative tail) and 毛 (fur). The character illustrates fur protruding from the posterior, forming the image of a tail. While its primary meaning is an animal's tail, it also shifted to more abstract uses, indicating the rear or end of something in space or time: the tail of a line, the conclusion of a story, or the final phase of a project.
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小猫有一条长尾巴。
故事的结尾很感人。
他尾随那个陌生人。
我的名字在名单末尾。
汽车尾气污染空气。
请检查账单的尾数。
我们正在扫尾工作。
电影尾音缓缓消失。
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