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The character "纱" finds its origins in a phono-semantic composition, where the silk radical inherently categorizes it within the realm of textiles, and the component "少" offers a phonetic clue while subtly implying attributes of fineness or sparsity, originally denoting a specific type of light, open-weave silk fabric. Its semantic scope gradually widened to encompass various sheer and gauzy textiles, regardless of the fiber, and further extended metaphorically to describe any similarly fine, perforated material such as a screen or mesh. The traditional form "紗" preserves the full silk radical, visually anchoring it to its material origins, and throughout its linguistic history, the character has maintained a core conceptual link to delicacy and transparency, even as its referents adapted to include modern industrial materials.
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窗户上挂着纱帘。
她戴了一条漂亮的纱巾。
妈妈用棉纱织了一件毛衣。
婚纱店里有各种婚纱。
纱窗可以防止蚊子飞进来。
这块纱布很柔软，适合包扎。
她穿着婚纱走在红毯上，非常美丽。
由于纱线质量好，这件手工艺品显得格外精致。