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The character "粗" is structured with the "米" component representing rice and "且" potentially acting as a phonetic element, originating in the specific meaning of unpolished or coarse rice. From this concrete noun, its semantic field expanded to function as an adjective describing physical properties like roughness and thickness, as well as metaphorical ones like crudeness or rudeness. The traditional counterpart "麤", composed of three "鹿" characters, reflects an earlier association with coarse animal hide, but the modern form "粗" emphasizes the granular quality through its "米" radical, marking a shift in conceptual focus while retaining the core notion of coarseness.
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这根绳子很粗。
他说话声音粗。
粗糙的桌面不舒服。
粗心的人常犯错。
多吃粗粮有益健康。
他的态度有些粗鲁。
这幅画的线条很粗。
粗俗的语言不受欢迎。