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译 is the simplified form of the traditional character 譯. This phono-semantic compound consists of the semantic speech radical 言 on the left, indicating its connection to language and communication, and the phonetic component 睪 on the right. The character’s core meaning is the act of translating or interpreting between languages, bridging different linguistic groups. The modern simplification reduces the speech radical to 讠 and replaces the complex phonetic element with a simpler component, lowering the stroke count while preserving the character’s focus on translation and cross-linguistic interpretation.
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翻译很重要。
他正在翻译一本书。
我们需要一名好翻译。
她把中文诗译成英文。
这篇译文很准确。
翻译软件有时会出错。
他不仅翻译小说，还翻译电影字幕。
跨文化交际中，翻译起着桥梁作用。