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纯 is the simplified form of 純, a phono-semantic compound. The silk radical 纟 on the left provides the meaning of thread or textile, while 屯 on the right indicates the sound. Originally, it referred to silk thread that was uniform in color, unmixed, or had a solid, unpatterned border, that is, pure and unadulterated silk. This concrete sense of purity extended into abstract usage, and now 纯 broadly means pure, innocent, or unadulterated, applied to substances, intentions, and emotions.
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这水很纯净。
她是个单纯的孩子。
他的动机很纯正。
这种颜色很纯。
这件衣服是纯棉的。
她的爱很纯洁。
虽然环境复杂，但他保持纯真的心。
在商业社会中，纯友谊显得格外珍贵。
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