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Constructed as a phono-semantic compound, 跌 combines the foot radical 足 on the left, indicating an action related to the lower limbs, with the component 失 on the right, which provides the pronunciation and suggests a sense of losing control. Its core meaning is to stumble, trip, or fall down due to a loss of balance while moving. This concept later extended metaphorically to abstract and economic contexts, where it describes a decline or drop in value, such as falling prices, decreasing stock indices, or a loss in status.
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他不小心跌倒了。
今天股票下跌了。
他不幸跌伤了腿。
因为路滑，他跌倒了。
房价近期持续下跌。
他的成绩跌到了谷底。
尽管政府采取了措施，但失业率仍然下跌。
由于市场供需失衡，原油价格暴跌。