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杖 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic wood radical 木 on the left, indicating its material, and the phonetic component 丈 on the right, which provides the pronunciation and originally meant a unit of measure. Its core meaning is a walking stick or wooden staff used for support. Historically, it also functioned as a verb meaning to lean on or hold a stick, and later came to denote a wooden implement used for corporal punishment, extending its meaning to the act of beating with a staff.
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他拿着拐杖散步。
老人用手杖支撑身体。
法官下令杖责犯人。
在古代，杖刑是一种常见的刑罚。
魔术师挥动魔杖，变出了一只鸽子。
国王的权杖象征着权力与威严。
他因伤势严重，不得不扶杖而行。
探险家依靠竹杖在森林中艰难前行。