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The character 绝 (traditionally 絕) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic radical 纟/糹 (sī) denotes silk or thread, while 色 (sè) serves as the phonetic component. The silk radical reflects the original meaning: to cut or sever a thread. From this concrete action, the meaning extended to abstract concepts like breaking off relationships or terminating connections. It further broadened to express the idea of something unparalleled, extreme, or absolute, moving from the physical act of severing to signify the highest degree of a quality or the total exhaustion of a resource.
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这碗面味道绝了。
他绝对是个诚实的人。
我们绝不能放弃希望。
这种机会绝无仅有。
山顶的风景堪称一绝。
双方的关系彻底断绝了。
他做出了一个绝佳的决定。
绝望之中，她依然没有断绝与外界的联系。