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厮 (sī) is the simplified form of 廝, a phonosemantic compound. The outer radical 厂 (hàn, cliff) serves as the meaning component, while the inner 斯 (sī), which otherwise means "this" or "thus", provides the sound. The traditional character used the shelter radical 广 (yǎn) to suggest a domestic environment, but the simplified 厂 fills a similar semantic role. The character refers to a male servant or menial worker, and also to the action of fighting or tearing. Originally denoting those doing lowly household chores, it later broadened into a mildly derogatory term for a fellow, and developed a verbal sense of close-quarters combat or tearing at one another.
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他们厮守在一起。
两个小孩厮打起来。
他整日与朋友厮混。
战场上双方厮杀激烈。
在漫长的岁月里，他们始终厮守。
尽管困难重重，他们仍厮守不离。
那场厮杀持续了整整三天三夜。
在混乱中，两人厮打在一起，直到有人拉开他们。
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