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The character 罕 is structured with the net component 网 positioned above 干. Its etymology traces back to denoting a specific net used for catching birds, a meaning directly inferred from its pictorial composition. The semantic value shifted from the concrete object to the abstract concept of infrequency, perhaps due to the uncommon nature of such nets in practice, leading to its contemporary exclusive use meaning "rare" or "seldom".
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这种天气很罕见。
我罕有地起晚了。
他脸上露出了罕见的笑容。
这种稀有金属非常罕见。
在历史上,这种和平协议是罕有的。
如此精湛的工艺如今已世所罕见。
那个地区人迹罕至,保持了原始生态。
能如此坦诚面对过去的人实属罕见。