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The traditional character 聖 combines 耳 (ear), 口 (mouth), and the sound component 𡈼. This configuration depicts a keen listener and articulate speaker, a sage of exceptional wisdom. The simplified form 圣 greatly reduces the visual complexity, substituting 又 (hand/again) and 土 (earth), which have no connection to the original meaning. Its core sense is a person of ultimate moral and intellectual perfection, such as a philosopher or emperor, and it later acquired the religious connotations of "holy" and "saint".
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今天是圣诞节。
孔子是中国圣人。
耶路撒冷是圣城。
奥运圣火传递开始了。
皇帝颁布了圣旨。
她的心灵非常圣洁。
圣殿的仪式庄严肃穆。
圣人的教诲影响深远。
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