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席 is a phono-semantic compound in which 巾 (cloth) at the bottom provides the meaning, and 庶 at the top provides the sound. It originally denoted a woven mat of bamboo, reeds, or grass, spread flat on the floor or ground for sitting or sleeping. Because these mats served as seats during gatherings, the word metonymically shifted to mean the seat itself, and subsequently the social event at that seat, banquet, feast, or formal assembly, extending well beyond the original physical mat.
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我们铺了一张席子。
他出席了会议。
宴席上有很多美食。
主席发表了重要讲话。
这个席位是留给客人的。
他因故未能出席典礼。
在董事会上，他占据了重要席位。
这次国际会议的席次安排很周密。
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