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The character "桩" derives from its traditional form "樁", which is composed of the wood radical (木) indicating its material association and the phonetic component "舂" providing its sound. This structure originally denoted a wooden stake or pile driven into the ground, a meaning that has persisted throughout its usage. The graphical evolution involved replacing the complex right component "舂" with "庄", which similarly functions as a phonetic element in the simplified form, while the wood radical remained to retain the semantic link to wood. The core meaning of a stake or pile has stayed constant, though the character is also applied in extended contexts such as construction terminology or as a unit in certain measurements.
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他把木桩打进土里。
工人们在工地打桩。
这桩生意已经谈妥了。
那桩意外改变了很多人。
打桩机的声音非常吵闹。
他是这桩案件的关键证人。
我们必须桩桩件件都处理清楚。
这些证据桩桩都指向同一个结论。