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The character 物 is a phono-semantic compound, with the left-side radical 牛 (ox) indicating its semantic category and the right-side component 勿 providing the phonetic element. In ancient agricultural societies, cattle were fundamental possessions, so the ox radical was chosen to represent material assets. Over time, the meaning expanded from livestock to encompass any physical object, tangible matter, or living creature, becoming the general term for "thing" or "matter". This structure forms the basis for a wide range of vocabulary in fields like physics, biology, and everyday material objects.
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我喜欢小动物。
这个食物很好吃。
植物需要阳光。
我收到一个礼物。
请保管好你的物品。
水是重要的物质。
我对物理很感兴趣。
博物馆里有很多历史文物。