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The character "瘦", meaning thin or lean, is structured with the semantic radical 疒 denoting sickness and the component 叟 representing an old man, an etymology that initially linked thinness to emaciation from illness or age. In early usage, the term specifically described a frail or underweight condition, but its application gradually broadened to encompass general thinness in people, animals, and even objects like slender shapes or low densities. The component 叟 functions phonetically to guide pronunciation, while the 疒 radical continues to anchor the character's association with physical state.
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这个人很瘦。
我姐姐比以前瘦了。
他身材瘦削，但很健康。
不要为了瘦而节食。
因为工作压力，他瘦了好几斤。
虽然瘦了，但他的精神却很好。
这件衣服让瘦的人穿更好看。
鉴于健康考虑，医生建议他不要瘦得太快。