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The traditional form 紀 features the silk radical 糸 on the left, indicating the original idea of organizing threads to find a main strand, with 己 on the right providing the phonetic element. The simplified form 纪 uses the simplified silk radical 纟. This concept of ordering threads extended metaphorically to mean arranging, recording, setting rules, or creating discipline. It also came to refer to periods of time, epochs, or historical ages, as organization is closely tied to chronological arrangement.
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我们必须遵守纪律。
他爷爷参加过纪念活动。
这是一个历史性的事件。
这种违法行为已记录在案。
这部纪录片非常感人。
那个地区的地质纪元很古老。
根据史书记载，那是个动荡的世纪。
他年纪轻轻就取得了卓越的成就。