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The character "跑" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the radical "足" indicating foot-related actions with the component "包" which provides its phonetic basis, and its earliest documented usage referred to the act of scratching or pawing at the ground, particularly by animals. Through extended application in written and spoken language, its meaning gradually broadened to emphasize rapid movement using the feet, ultimately solidifying into the modern sense of running, a semantic evolution that more directly aligns with the implications of its radical while maintaining the auditory cue from its phonetic element.
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他每天早上去跑步。
小猫从院子里跑掉了。
你能帮我跑腿买点东西吗？
那辆红色跑车开得很快。
他经常在外地跑业务。
为了找到答案，他跑遍了图书馆。
在成功之前，他只在剧组跑龙套。
这个月他需要为新的研发项目四处跑。