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The character "线", meaning thread or line, derives from its traditional form "線", which combines the semantic component "糸" indicating silk or thread with the phonetic element "戔". In the simplified character, the left radical is abbreviated to "纟" while the right component is reduced to "戋". Originally representing physical strands, the term gradually broadened to include various linear objects like cords and wires, as well as abstract concepts such as boundaries or paths.
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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。