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The character "蹙" is structurally composed of the phonetic element "戚", which contributes a sense of urgency or distress, placed above the radical "足" indicating the foot, an arrangement that points to its early connotations of pressing down or treading closely. Etymologically, this construction led to initial meanings involving physical constriction or pressure, from which the character's sense expanded to describe the knitting of brows in expression and, by extension, metaphorical states of being cramped, impoverished, or generally constrained.
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她蹙眉表示不满。
他蹙着眉头想事情。
看到错误，他蹙起了眉。
这个问题让他眉头紧蹙。
她蹙额沉思，显得很忧虑。
在窘蹙的经济环境下，人们节省开支。
他生活窘蹙，但从不向人求助。
面对复杂的局势，他双眉紧蹙，陷入了深思。