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The character "犹" in its traditional form as "猶" originally depicted a specific breed of dog or simian creature, derived from its semantic component signifying an animal and a phonetic component suggesting its sound. Its early usage extended metaphorically to convey notions of similarity or comparison, leading to meanings such as "like" or "as if". Over time, this comparative sense further evolved to generate the adverbial meaning of "still" or "yet", indicating a continuing state. The modern simplified form retains the animal radical but replaces the original phonetic element with a simpler component, a change which streamlined the character's structure while preserving its core semantic field centered on resemblance and continuation.
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我犹记得你。
他犹疑地看着我。
雨犹未停呢。
她犹如天使一般。
我犹豫是否要去。
尽管过去多年，我犹感愧疚。
他犹自沉浸在回忆中，不愿醒来。
纵使面临重重困难，他犹坚定不移地追求梦想。