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The character "拚" is structured with the hand radical 扌 alongside the phonetic component 弁, suggesting a hand-related action and originally conveying meanings such as to discard or risk. Over time, its semantic emphasis shifted from abandonment to active exertion, resulting in its modern sense of striving or struggling, exemplified in compounds like "拚命" meaning to risk one's life. The simplified form "拼" substitutes the phonetic 弁 with 并 while keeping the hand radical, and this alteration incorporates a homophonous element that also denotes assembling or piecing together, thereby extending the character's semantic range beyond its traditional usage.
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他在拚命学习。
我们要拚搏到底。
他拚尽全力跑步。
为了胜利，他们拚了。
在比赛中，他拚出了自己的水平。
她每天拚命工作，为了家庭。
即使困难重重，他也要拚下去。
在面对挑战时，他们毫不犹豫地拚搏着。