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The character "线" derives from its traditional form "線", constructed from the silk radical "糸" and the component "戔", which provided phonetic cues and connotations of thinness or minuteness, originally pointing to silk threads and reflecting the material's historical use in textiles. As language developed, the character's meaning extended beyond physical threads to include any thin, elongated object, such as cords or wires, and further expanded into abstract concepts like demarcations or connections. The simplified form "线" retains the silk radical in its reduced form "纟" while incorporating "戋" as a streamlined phonetic element, maintaining the core association with linearity through these structural and semantic shifts, consistently representing the idea of a line across both concrete and figurative applications.
Example Sentences Hide
这条线是直的。
风筝的线断了。
请勿跨越这条安全线。
铁路线路需要定期维护。
警方根据线索找到了嫌疑人。
直线运动是最简单的机械运动。
经济危机导致失业率突破警戒线。
我们需要在竞争激烈的市场中守住底线。