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The character "斯" is structured with the components "其" and "斤", where "斤" signifies an axe and conveys an original sense of splitting or cutting. Initially used as a verb with that meaning in early Chinese, it later shifted to function as a demonstrative pronoun equivalent to "this" or "thus" in classical literature. This change led to its frequent occurrence in compounds like "斯文" denoting refined culture, and in modern usage it retains these pronominal and derived abstract meanings while the earlier verbal sense has faded.
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这个斯文的男孩是我的同学。
莫斯科是俄罗斯的首都。
斯科特先生来自英国。
斯里兰卡以红茶闻名。
瓦斯泄漏是非常危险的。
他对这件事进行了斯文的抗议。
波斯地毯具有独特的手工艺价值。
斯人已逝，但其精神永存。