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The character 涉, meaning "to wade" or more broadly "to be involved in", is structured from the water radical (氵, a simplified form of 水) combined with the character 步, which depicts a foot taking steps. This composition visually and conceptually represents the act of crossing through water, establishing its core meaning of fording a stream. From this concrete action, the meaning naturally extended to the more abstract sense of crossing into or engaging with a matter, hence its use in words denoting involvement, experience, or connection to affairs. The traditional form maintains the same components, 水 and 步, with the latter more fully rendered, preserving the original pictorial logic of stepping through water, a logic which continues to underpin both its literal and figurative applications in the language.
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这个问题涉及很多人。
他涉嫌参与那起案件。
她在一家涉外公司工作。
他从未涉足过这个领域。
他广泛涉猎各种书籍。
孩子们喜欢在浅水中涉水玩耍。
他年纪轻轻就涉世已深。
这项决定可能涉险，但我们必须尝试。