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缀 is the simplified form of 綴, a phono-semantic compound. It pairs the silk radical 纟 (traditional 糸), which signals an action involving thread or textiles, with the component 叕 that provides the sound. The original word, however, was first written with 叕 alone, a pictograph showing a person with hands and feet tied up, directly depicting binding. The addition of the silk radical narrowed this meaning to binding with needle and thread, yielding the literal sense of sewing or stitching separate cloth pieces into a unified item. Over time, the idea of joining physical parts was applied metaphorically to language and thought: 缀 now also describes the act of composing essays, linking words, or piecing together complex ideas.
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星星点缀着夜空。
这个词的后缀是‘子’。
她喜欢在衣服上缀珠子。
这些灯光点缀了节日气氛。
在编程中，后缀表达式很常见。
他用彩线缀补了破洞。
这幅画以金色点缀，显得华贵。
语言中的前缀和后缀可以改变词义。
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