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The character 蔽, structured with the grass radical 艹 over the component 敝 which implies a state of being worn and offers phonetic indication, originally carried the sense of covering or shielding with something like foliage or fabric. Its meaning gradually extended from concrete acts of concealment or protection to abstract applications, including the obscuring of truth or the hindering of understanding, as seen in classical writings where it denoted both physical barriers and intellectual or sensory deception. This semantic shift occurred while the character's graphical composition remained unchanged, maintaining the integral relationship between its components that hints at its core idea of covering.
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树叶遮蔽了阳光。
他隐蔽在树林里。
不要被谎言蒙蔽。
浓雾遮蔽了前方的道路。
这个山洞很隐蔽，不容易被发现。
他的真实意图被虚伪的言辞所遮蔽。
在信息时代，我们要学会辨别，避免被虚假信息蒙蔽。
尽管他们试图用华丽的宣传遮蔽事实，但真相终将大白于天下。