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The character "排" is constructed from the hand radical (扌) on the left, indicating an action performed with the hand, and the component "非" on the right, which originally conveyed a sense of opposition or spreading apart. This combination yields a core concept of using the hands to push apart, to arrange in order, or to set things in a line, a meaning that remains central to its use. From this foundational sense of physical arrangement or pushing away, the character's applications broadened considerably to encompass more abstract notions. It came to denote the act of excluding or rejecting someone, as in pushing them out of a group, and also developed meanings related to organizing items in sequence, such as arranging books or scheduling time. Furthermore, it was applied to formed units of people or things, giving us terms for a row of soldiers or a theatrical troupe, thereby maintaining a conceptual link to linear organization while expanding into social and cultural domains.
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我们在排队买票。
妈妈安排了明天的行程。
这些书按大小排列。
他排斥新的想法。
乐队正在排演新歌曲。
工程师设计了排水系统。
他帮助排解了纠纷。
他们排除了这个选项。