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The character "缕" finds its origin in the traditional form "縷", a compound ideograph formed by the silk radical "糸" denoting thread and the phonetic component "婁" providing sound, with its core meaning consistently centered on the concept of a fine strand or filament. This concrete notion of a slender, continuous thread gradually broadened to encompass more abstract applications, evolving to function as an adverb meaning "in detail" as seen in terms like "缕述", and also serving as a classifier for delicate, linear entities such as a wisp of smoke or a ray of light. The structural emphasis on thinness and continuity within its composition has thus remained a stable semantic anchor throughout its historical usage, linking its tangible references to textual or descriptive meticulousness.
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窗外有一缕阳光。
妈妈煮的汤有一缕香气。
清晨，一缕微风吹过湖面。
他看到一缕青烟从烟囱升起。
炊烟缕缕，飘向远方。
她的歌声中带着一缕忧伤。
每当想起故乡，他的心头便萦绕着一缕乡愁。
科学家用仪器检测到空气中有一缕细微的污染物。