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应 is the simplified form of the traditional character 應. In its traditional form, 應 is a phonosemantic compound: the heart radical 心 conveys the original meaning of responding or reacting (the heart was seen as the center of thought and feeling), while 䧹 indicates the pronunciation. This core sense of responsiveness later gave rise to the auxiliary meaning "should" or "ought to". The simplified character 应 entirely removes the heart radical and condenses the remaining phonetic component into a simple graphic: the outer radical 广 placed above a dot, a slanted stroke, and a horizontal line.
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我应该去学校。
他应了一声。
你应该努力学习。
应用新技术很重要。
他答应明天来。
我们必须适应环境变化。
这项政策应得到广泛支持。
企业应及时响应客户需求。
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