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The character "更" originates from an early pictograph depicting a hand holding a stick or tool, suggesting an action of striking or altering, which conceptually evolved to signify change or substitution. Its structure, composed of components that can be interpreted as a phonetic element and a radical implying action, stabilized quite early. The core meaning progressed from the specific act of changing or replacing something to the more abstract sense of a watch or period of the night, derived from the changing of guards. This temporal usage later expanded into an adverbial function, meaning "more" or "further", representing a shift from concrete action to comparative degree, while the original verb sense of "to change" remains in limited modern use. The traditional form is identical to the simplified one in this case, with no structural alteration.
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今天天气更热了。
我需要更多时间。
他比我更高。
你觉得这样更好吗？
我更加喜欢这本书。
如果你努力，你会更成功。
学习能让我们更聪明。
随着时间的推移，我们之间的关系变得更加紧密。