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The character 衹 is structured with the clothing radical 衣 and the component 氏, and it initially represented a specific kind of garment in early Chinese. Its meaning evolved through phonetic borrowing, becoming commonly used as an adverb meaning "only" or "just" in classical writings, where it occasionally overlapped with the usage of 祇, a character with the altar radical 示. This adverbial function eventually became its primary meaning, while its original sense faded from common use.
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他衹说中文。
我衹需要五分钟。
她衹是笑了笑。
这本书衹有十页。
他衹会唱歌，不会跳舞。
我衹在周末看电视。
如果你衹考虑自己，别人不会喜欢你。
尽管他衹是一个初学者，但他的进步很快。