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The character for "body", now written as "躯" in its simplified form, finds its origin in the traditional character "軀", which is structurally composed of the semantic radical "身" meaning body and the phonetic component "區" providing its approximate sound. This combination inherently ties the character to the physical human form, a meaning it has maintained consistently over time, primarily referring to the living body or a corpse. The evolution to the simpler "躯" retained the foundational "身" radical while incorporating the abbreviated phonetic "区", yet this graphical adjustment did not alter the core conceptual focus on the physical self.
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他的身躯很强壮。
运动让我的身躯更健康。
她瘦小的身躯承载着巨大的梦想。
不要只关注外在的躯壳。
在灾难中，他的躯体受到了严重伤害。
尽管身躯疲惫，他依然坚持完成了工作。
医生检查了他的躯干是否有异常。
灵魂与躯体的分离是古代哲学中常见的主题。