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The character 拐, with its traditional variant 枴, structurally combines the hand radical (扌) with the component 另, a composition that suggests an action performed by hand. Etymologically, the traditional form 枴, incorporating the wood radical (木), more directly indicates its original nominal meaning as a wooden crutch or walking stick, an object for support. Over time, the character's usage expanded beyond this concrete object to encompass verbal meanings. It came to signify the action of turning or bending, as in navigating a corner, and later developed the more abstract and negative senses of to abduct or to swindle, actions metaphorically involving a forcible turning or diversion.
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请在拐角处左拐。
老人需要拐杖走路。
孩子被坏人拐走了。
他拐进了小巷子里。
警方破获了一起拐卖案件。
那个骗子试图拐骗老年人的钱财。
在复杂的路口，司机必须小心拐弯。
由于腿伤，他暂时依赖拐杖辅助行走。