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The character "神", representing deities or spiritual forces, originates from a compound structure where the component "示", associated with altars and religious display, provides semantic meaning, while "申", functioning as a phonetic marker, contributes to its pronunciation and carries connotations of extension or manifestation. In its earliest uses, the term referred to concrete nature spirits and ancestral gods within a polytheistic framework, but over time its application widened to include abstract notions of the divine, the supernatural, and the intrinsic spirit or mind in philosophical discourses, thereby evolving from a designation for external numinous entities to a concept also describing internal mental states and the fundamental essence of reality.
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神话故事很有趣。
她的眼神很温柔。
精神健康很重要。
这个地方很神秘。
他的神经非常敏感。
比赛进行得神速。
他表现出惊人的神采。
艺术家追求作品的神韵。