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The character "帘" has a dual origin, stemming from two distinct words that eventually merged in form and function. Historically, the traditional form "簾" was used to represent a hanging screen or blind, typically made of bamboo, as indicated by its radical "竹" (bamboo) combined with the phonetic component "廉". Concurrently, the simpler "帘" originally represented a shop sign or flag, often for a wine shop, derived from the components "穴" (cave, opening) and "巾" (cloth). Over time, the semantic field of the simpler form expanded to encompass the meaning of the more complex one, leading both to signify a hanging object that covers an opening, such as a door or window curtain, with the simpler graph ultimately absorbing the meaning of its bamboo-specific counterpart through common usage.
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窗帘是蓝色的。
妈妈把门帘洗干净了。
她轻轻拉开了丝绸窗帘。
夏日午后，竹帘带来一丝清凉。
商店的橱窗挂着华丽的珠帘。
瀑布像一道巨大的水帘悬挂在山前。
手术室的门上方，红灯亮起，帘子随后被拉上。
透过咖啡馆的玻璃和薄纱帘，街景变得朦胧而温馨。