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The character 扼 is a phono-semantic compound. The left-hand semantic radical 扌 (hand) indicates an action involving the hands or arms. The right-hand component 厄 provides the pronunciation and also carries a secondary meaning of distress or danger. The character's core meaning is a forceful physical act of gripping, clutching, or choking, particularly by grasping the throat to restrict breathing. This intense physical action extends metaphorically into strategic and military contexts, where 扼 means to seize and dominate a vital, narrow geographic passageway or critical choke point, thereby controlling a key route and severely restricting an opponent's movement.
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请扼要说明你的观点。
谣言扼杀了他的声誉。
军队扼守着重要的关口。
经济危机扼住了公司的发展。
政府采取措施扼制通货膨胀。
他的双手紧紧扼住了对方的喉咙。
贫穷扼杀了许多孩子的梦想。
为了扼守这片战略要地，他们不惜付出任何代价。