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The character "棺", meaning coffin, is structurally a phono-semantic compound composed of the semantic radical "木" indicating wood and the phonetic component "官", which guides its pronunciation while possibly alluding to the formal nature of burial rites. Its etymology directly links the object to the wooden material historically used for its construction. Originally, the term specified the inner coffin within a nested set, contrasting with the outer casing known as "椁", but over time its meaning expanded to refer to coffins in general without altering the character's form.
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这个棺材很重。
他们抬着棺材前进。
棺材被安放在教堂里。
工匠正在制作一口棺材。
葬礼上，棺材覆盖着鲜花。
由于木材短缺，棺材的价格上涨了。
考古学家发现了一具古代棺材。
在传统的习俗中，棺材的颜色具有特定意义。