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The character "归", in its traditional form "歸", derives from an early association with the return of a woman to her husband's household upon marriage, a concept reflected in its components "止" indicating movement and "帚" representing a broom or domesticity. Over time, its meaning generalized to encompass any act of returning, reverting to a prior condition, or belonging to a group. The structure of "歸" semantically integrates these ideas, while the simplified form "归" is a graphically reduced variant that abstracts the original components but continues to convey the core notion of return.
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我把书归还了。
他明天从国外归来。
这些财产归属国家。
错误归结于疏忽。
胜利归功于大家。
请把资料归类放好。
在归途上我们唱歌。
这项任务归你完成。