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The character "处" traces its origins to early ideographic representations of a person standing still, conveying the core idea of dwelling or being situated in a place, with its traditional form "處" incorporating components that suggest a halted movement, such as elements evoking a tiger's markings and a foot, to emphasize a state of rest or settlement. Over time, its semantic scope expanded from denoting purely physical locations to encompassing the act of managing or dealing with matters, thus acquiring verbal senses like "to handle" and nominal uses such as "a department" or "a specific aspect". The simplified form "处" directly evolved from a historical cursive rendering of the older "処" component, which itself depicted a person in relation to a space, thereby streamlining the character's structure while preserving its fundamental conceptual link to placement and processing.
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到处都是秋天的落叶。
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我家住在市中心繁华处。
请告诉我总务处怎么走。
他的行为真让人难以忍受处。
这位处长办事十分公平公正。
双方关系正处于微妙阶段。
那个处所环境清幽，适合修养。