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The character "维" derives from its traditional form "維", structurally composed of the silk radical implying threads or connections and the component "隹" which primarily provides phonetic guidance. Its earliest connotations centered on the tangible act of tying or binding, as suggested by the radical, but over time the meaning broadened to abstract notions of maintaining, upholding, or preserving integrity within systems. This semantic extension facilitated its use in classical compounds such as "维系" (to hold together) and later in "思维" (thinking), where it metaphorically represents the linking of ideas. In contemporary language, its conceptual flexibility allowed it to be adopted for translating foreign terms, giving it modern technical senses like "dimension" or "vector", thereby illustrating a gradual shift from physical attachment to abstract relational and quantitative concepts.
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请维护你的权益。
我们要维持良好的秩序。
这项技术由多位专家共同开发。
工程师正在维修那台机器。
他每周都给父母打电话。
思维的维度决定认知的深度。
这个生态系统非常脆弱，需要用心维系。
维护社会稳定是政府的首要职责之一。