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The character "庄" finds its origin in the traditional form "莊", which is composed of the grass radical over the component "壯", suggesting robustness and initially denoting a fortified agricultural settlement or manor. Over time, its semantic scope widened from referring solely to rural estates to encompassing notions of solemnity and dignity, evident in classical compounds such as "庄严". The simplified form "庄" emerged from historical cursive renditions, preserving the grass radical while replacing the lower element with "土", thus reinforcing its intrinsic connection to soil and cultivated land. This structural modification accompanied a gradual semantic expansion, where the character continued to represent physical locales like villages and manors while also adopting abstract connotations related to formal and serious demeanor.
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这个村庄很美丽。
庄稼长得很好。
庄园里有许多花。
庄重的仪式开始了。
他庄严地宣誓。
庄子的思想很深刻。
这家餐厅装修得很庄重。
在庄严的国歌声中，我们肃立。