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Etymology
Depicts rope wrapped around two pieces of wood to keep them straight. Based on the original meaning "straighten". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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The character 弗 originated as a depiction of rope wrapped around two pieces of wood to keep them straight, directly conveying the meaning "to straighten". This original concrete sense was completely abandoned when the graph was borrowed for its sound to serve as a negative adverb meaning "not", similar to the more common 不. As a result of this phonetic loan, the visual representation of bound wood no longer reflects the character's function; instead, 弗 operates purely as a simple negator in texts, its etymological roots preserved only in ancient forms.
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弗朗西斯是我的英文老师。
佛罗里达州的气候很温暖。
这种药物有不良反应。
他果断地拒绝了邀请。
这个传说充满了神秘的氛围。
佛陀的教诲影响深远。
他仿佛看到了过去的影子。
这片土地曾是弗届之地。
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