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The character 移 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 禾 (grain/seedlings) and the phonetic component 多 (many). Its original meaning referred to the agricultural act of transplanting seedlings to improve growth. From this concrete action, the meaning expanded to encompass any general act of moving, shifting, or changing position, for objects, people, or abstract concepts. The grain radical clearly points to its agrarian origins, illustrating how character formation often bases broader verbs of motion on specific physical actions.
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请移动椅子。
他把花移到窗外。
他们计划移民美国。
公司转移了重点。
医生移植了肾脏。
鸟类每年迁移到南方。
经理把工作移交给我。
由于环境变化，动物被迫迁移栖息地。