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The character "秃", meaning bald or bare, derives from an illustrative concept of something lacking a top or conclusion. Its structure combines the component "禾", representing a grain plant, with "几", a later stylized form suggesting a base or stool, to create an image of grain that has lost its tasseled head, thus appearing bare. This agricultural metaphor was directly applied to the human condition to denote a lack of hair on the head. The traditional form "禿" maintains this essential composition with only minor stylistic variation. Over time, its application broadened beyond describing physical hair loss to describe things that are worn down, blunt, or incomplete, such as a bald tire or an unfinished piece of writing, consistently preserving the foundational idea of something being missing its proper or expected top.
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他的头有点秃。
那个秃头的人是我叔叔。
冬天树叶都秃了。
他因为压力大开始秃顶。
这座山是秃的，没有树木。
秃鹫是一种吃腐肉的鸟类。
由于过度砍伐，这片土地变得秃秃的。
秃头问题困扰着许多中年男性。