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移 is a phono-semantic compound that combines 禾 'grain' (the semantic radical) with 多 'many' (the phonetic). The character originally alluded to grain stalks moving as they are blown by the wind, a vivid image of natural displacement. This concrete agrarian scene later broadened to signify any kind of moving, shifting, transferring, or changing, whether physical or abstract. The grain radical 禾 firmly ties the character to its rural roots, illustrating a common pattern in Chinese character formation where specific physical actions give rise to general verbs of motion.
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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。
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