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The character "谒", with its traditional form "謁", is structured from the semantic component "言" (speech, simplified to "讠") and the phonetic component "曷". In classical Chinese, this character originally carried the meaning of "to announce" or "to report", directly aligning with its speech radical. Over time, its application narrowed to describe the specific act of formally announcing one's presence when visiting a person of higher social standing, which led to its contemporary meaning of "to pay a formal visit" or "to have an audience". This semantic shift from a general verbal declaration to a ritualized social interaction is consistent with the enduring presence of the speech element in its composition.
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他去谒见总统。
我们准备谒陵。
明天他去谒见老师。
他们拜谒了英雄纪念碑。
为了表示敬意，他专程谒见。
在节日里，人们常常谒祖寻根。
古代官员必须定期谒见皇帝。
尽管天气恶劣，他仍然坚持谒陵以表达哀思。