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The character "纹", historically rendered in its traditional form as "紋", is structurally composed of the silk radical ("糸") alongside the component "文", which conveys the idea of pattern or adornment, indicating its early association with decorative designs woven into fabric. Its original meaning was specifically tied to textiles, referring to the patterns, lines, or figures created through weaving or embroidery on silk and other materials. From this concrete origin, the term's application gradually extended to describe similar linear patterns found in nature or on various surfaces, such as wood grain, water ripples, or skin wrinkles, thereby generalizing to signify any visible mark, line, or configuration that forms a deliberate or inherent design. This semantic broadening allowed the character to maintain its fundamental connection to ordered visual forms while accommodating both artificial and natural phenomena, solidifying its role in denoting patterns in a wide array of contexts.
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这个花纹很漂亮。
木头上有自然的纹理。
奶奶的脸上有皱纹。
他仔细研究了瓷器的纹路。
这种纹饰在古代很常见。
指纹是每个人独特的标识。
水波纹在阳光下闪闪发光。
通过分析岩石的纹理，地质学家可以推断其形成过程。