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摊 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side features the semantic hand radical 扌, indicating an action done with the hands, while the right side provides the phonetic component 难. Its traditional form, 攤, pairs the same hand radical with the complex phonetic element 難. The core meaning is the physical act of spreading something flat on a surface with one's hands. From this concrete action, the character extended to denote a vendor's stall or open-air market where goods are displayed, as well as the abstract sense of apportioning or sharing costs and responsibilities among a group.
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他把书摊在桌子上。
街角新开了一个水果摊。
妈妈把面糊摊成一张薄饼。
这些费用由我们大家分摊。
事情败露后，他只好向大家摊牌。
这个烂摊子需要很长时间来收拾。
他把问题都摊到桌面上来讨论。
他这次可真是摊上大事了。