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The character 碟 (dié) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component, the stone radical 石 (shí), indicates its semantic category, objects made of hard, earthy materials such as clay or ceramic. The right component, 枼 (yè), primarily provides the pronunciation, though it historically meant a flat, leaf-like shape. Together, they form a character for a flat, shallow dish or saucer. This meaning later extended to similar disc-shaped objects, including optical discs and flying saucers.
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请把那个碟子递给我。
妈妈在洗水果碟。
他收集了很多音乐光碟。
我们需要买几个新碟子。
她把菜盛在了蓝色的碟子里。
这段视频被刻录在一张DVD碟上。
关于飞碟的传说一直很吸引人。
他用遥感碟形天线接收信号。