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The character 留 is an ideogrammic compound combining the upper component 卯 (mǎo), serving as a phonetic marker and possibly depicting an enclosure, with the lower component 田 (tián), meaning “field,” which situates the character in an agricultural context. Its core meaning has consistently revolved around staying, remaining, or holding something in place to prevent departure. This concept of retention applies both physically, such as keeping an object or delaying someone, and abstractly, as in preserving information or saving something for later use.
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我留在学校学习。
请留下你的名字。
他决定留学美国。
我们保留这个座位。
她在北京停留了三天。
我留恋家乡的风景。
请留意明天的天气变化。
为了保留传统，他们留下了许多古老的建筑。