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The character 摔 is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the hand radical 扌 to indicate manual action with the component 率 primarily serving a phonetic function. Etymologically, it originated from the sense of casting down or causing to fall, with its early meanings centered on deliberate acts of throwing or dropping. Over time, its semantic range broadened to include involuntary actions such as stumbling or collapsing, as well as specialized uses like in 摔跤 for wrestling, reflecting an expansion from intentional to accidental forms of descent.
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他摔倒了。
小心别摔跤。
弟弟摔了一跤。
我的杯子摔碎了。
他滑雪时摔伤了腿。
这一跤摔得真不轻。
他气得把书摔在地上。
昂贵的花瓶差点被他摔坏。