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The character 村 combines the wood radical 木 on the left, linking it to nature and trees, with 寸 (meaning "inch" or small measure) on the right. This structure suggests a small, demarcated plot of land within a wooded area. Historically, this concept of a clearing among trees evolved into the term for a rural settlement or hamlet. Today, 村 specifically denotes a village, the basic geographical and administrative unit of countryside communities.
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我住在农村。
这个村庄有五百人。
村民们喜欢种田。
村口有一棵大树。
昨天我去了村里。
农村的生活很朴素。
这个村子比那个村子大。
为了发展经济，村里引进了新技术。