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枷 is a phono-semantic compound: the wood radical 木 gives the meaning 'wood', and 加 gives the sound, while also contributing a sense of adding or imposing. Its primary meaning is a wooden cangue, a heavy board with a hole for the neck, worn by criminals to restrict movement and expose them to public humiliation. The character once referred to an agricultural tool for threshing grain, but the punishment device became dominant, and later the term broadened metaphorically to any heavy burden, severe restriction, or oppressive yoke.
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古代犯人戴枷锁。
这个枷锁很沉重。
枷锁是一种刑具。
他试图摆脱枷锁。
精神枷锁难以察觉。
社会枷锁阻碍了进步。
打破文化枷锁需要勇气。
在新时代，我们必须抛弃旧思想的枷锁。
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