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The character "昼" evolved from the traditional form "晝", which is structurally composed of "聿" representing a brush and "日" representing the sun, together conveying the concept of daylight hours. The simplified form altered the top component to "尺", a phonetic and graphical simplification, while retaining the lower "日". Historically, the character has consistently denoted daytime, specifically the period from sunrise to sunset, with its essential meaning remaining unchanged through its graphical evolution.
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今天的白昼很长。
昼间我们工作。
昼夜温差很大。
白昼比夜晚明亮。
夏季的昼更长。
昼短夜长是冬季的特点。
在昼光下阅读对眼睛更好。
尽管昼很热，但人们还是外出工作。