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The character "祷", representing the concept of prayer, evolved from its traditional form "禱", which is structurally composed of the ritualistic component "示" and the phonetic element "壽". This configuration originally denoted formal supplications or invocations within religious rites, emphasizing communication with spiritual realms. Over time, its meaning gradually extended beyond ceremonial contexts to encompass general expressions of earnest hope or request, reflecting a semantic broadening in everyday language. The simplified form "祷" maintains this conceptual foundation by preserving the "示" component while adapting "壽" into its abbreviated form "寿", thus sustaining the character's core etymological link to prayer through a modified graphical structure.
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我每天都会祈祷。
她在教堂里祷告。
我们为和平祈祷。
他写了一篇祷文。
母亲为孩子的健康祷祝。
在困难时期，人们常常祈祷。
信徒们虔诚地祷告，希望得到庇佑。
每逢节日，他们都会诵读祷文以表达敬意。