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The character "毙", derived from its traditional form "斃", originally combined the component "敝", suggesting something broken or depleted, with "死" meaning death, to convey the idea of perishing through collapse or defeat. Its structure was reorganized in the simplified form, where "比" primarily offers phonetic indication while "死" continues to anchor the meaning to mortality. The semantic range of the character gradually condensed from earlier uses implying a fall or failure into a more specific focus on death or killing, and it is now consistently applied in modern contexts to denote the act of causing death or being slain.
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警察击毙了歹徒。
那个凶手被枪毙了。
他在事故中毙命。
军队毙伤了许多敌人。
如果罪犯拒捕，警察可能会击毙他。
警方在交火中击毙了三名恐怖分子。
那只猛兽被猎人击毙，以保障村民安全。
由于歹徒持械袭警，警方在警告无效后将其击毙。