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The character 死 is a compound ideogram combining the radical 歹, meaning fragmented bones or a corpse, with 匕, depicting a person. This structure shows a living individual beside skeletal remains, visually representing death or mourning. The character primarily means the cessation of life or the state of being dead. Beyond this literal sense, it is often used adverbially or descriptively to convey something rigid, impassable, completely fixed, or pushed to an unalterable extreme.
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我的宠物死了。
他害怕死亡。
这只鸟已经死了。
死亡是不可避免的。
他死死地抓住绳子。
面对死亡，他非常勇敢。
如果不喝水，你会渴死的。
尽管面临死亡威胁，他依然坚持自己的信念。