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The character "朱" originally functioned as a pictogram depicting a tree, specifically one with its trunk marked or highlighted to indicate its core substance. This core reference evolved to denote the reddish heartwood found within certain trees, leading to its primary meaning as the color red or vermilion. Over centuries, this color association became its dominant semantic function, applied to objects, pigments, and ceremonial uses, while its earlier botanical connection faded from common usage. The character's traditional form, which is identical to its simplified version in this specific case, maintains this conceptual structure of a tree with an internal mark, a composition that directly informed its early semantic development from a concrete botanical feature to an abstract color designation.
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朱先生是我的老师。
这朵花是朱红色的。
朱砂是一种矿物。
那扇朱门很古老。
她喜欢朱红色的裙子。
朱教授在大学里教历史。
这幅画用了很多朱砂来调色。
在古代，朱门通常代表富贵和权力。