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The character 距 is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component is the foot radical 足 on the left, linking it to concepts of legs or stepping, while its phonetic component is 巨 on the right. Originally, 距 referred specifically to the spur on a rooster's leg or a similar part of a bird's anatomy. Over time, its meaning broadened to denote the abstract concepts of distance, separation, and the space between two points, a sense conceptually tied to stepping or measuring with one's feet. The character's structure has remained consistent, with no divergent traditional form, and it carries its modern spatial meaning today.
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我家距离学校很近。
现在距离假期还有一周。
这两个城市之间的距离是三百公里。
距上次见面已经过去半年了。
据估计，距地球最近的恒星是太阳。
由于距离太远，我们决定乘坐飞机去。
历史事件距今越久，细节就越模糊。
在测量两颗行星之间的距离时，天文学家使用了先进的技术。