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The character 牟 is structured with 厶 positioned above 牛, the latter component meaning "cow", which directly relates to its earliest known meaning as the lowing sound of cattle. Etymologically, it originally denoted this specific bovine vocalization before extending to signify the emission of sound more generally. Through processes of semantic extension and phonetic borrowing, the character later developed the meaning of seeking or aiming to obtain, as observed in compounds like 牟利. Its graphical composition has remained consistent in this form.
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他做生意从不牟利。
我们反对牟取不正当利益。
牟先生是这里的负责人。
古代牟氏家族很有名望。
这种行为是为了牟取私利。
奸商企图牟取暴利。
他的动机纯粹是牟利，缺乏道德。
这家公司不以牟利为立身之本。