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购 is a phono-semantic compound. The left side, the cowrie shell radical 贝 (bèi), provides the semantic category of money or trade. The right side, 勾 (gōu), supplies the pronunciation. In its traditional form 購, the semantic component is the traditional 貝, and the phonetic component is the more complex 冓 (gòu), which originally depicted an interlocking wooden structure. The meaning has consistently centered on buying or acquiring goods through purchase. The simplification replaced the intricate 冓 with the simpler 勾 and streamlined the money radical.
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我购买一本书。
他喜欢购物。
我们需要购买食物。
她在线购买衣服。
公司计划购买新设备。
为了健康，他购买有机蔬菜。
在购物节期间，许多人疯狂购物。
政府应该采购环保产品以促进可持续发展。