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As a phono-semantic compound, 幅 combines the semantic radical 巾 (jīn, cloth) on the left, indicating its connection to textiles and fabrics, with the phonetic component 畐 (fú, a full vessel) on the right, which provides the pronunciation. The character originally referred to the width of a roll of cloth or a garment hem. From this concrete measurement, its meaning expanded to serve as a measure word for flat, spread-out objects such as paintings and photographs, and more broadly to denote the extent or width of various objects and phenomena.
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这是一幅美丽的画。
墙上挂着一幅地图。
这幅画的颜色很鲜艳。
他买了一幅巨大的油画。
报纸上有一幅重要的图表。
这幅照片的宽度调整过了。
价格下降的幅度很大。
由于这幅画的历史价值，博物馆决定高价收购。