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The traditional character "爾", structurally composed of elements such as "㸚" and "冂", functioned primarily as a second-person pronoun meaning "you" in classical Chinese, and its semantic range later broadened to include adverbial uses like "thus" or "so" in literary contexts. The simplified form "尔" originated from cursive script variants of "爾", streamlining its graphical composition while preserving its core lexical roles, which continue in modern compounds and fixed expressions.
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偶尔去公园散步。
这是一个尔格的定义。
此事的后果尔后便知。
喀尔巴阡山脉景色壮丽。
他为人诚实，从不尔虞我诈。
这项决定关乎尔等的切身利益。
国际关系岂能如此反复无常、出尔反尔？
尔曹身与名俱灭，不废江河万古流。