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The character 负 (simplified from 負) combines the upper component ⺈, suggesting a person or a knife variant, with the lower radical 贝, which historically represents shell currency or wealth. Its etymology depicts a person carrying a heavy burden, like a bag of shells, on their back. The original meaning focused on physically bearing a load. This later extended to abstract concepts, including shouldering responsibilities, incurring debts, suffering defeat, and denoting negative values in mathematics.
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我负责打扫房间。
这对他是个负担。
负面消息不好。
他不想辜负父母。
我负担不起学费。
他的自负让人讨厌。
他在战斗中负伤了。
负利率会影响经济。