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The character "辅", originating from its traditional form "輔", is structurally composed of the radical "車" denoting vehicles and the phonetic element "甫", which initially conveyed meanings tied to physical supports such as the cheekpieces of a bridle or the reinforcing fittings on a cart wheel, designed to guide and stabilize. Over centuries, its semantic scope expanded from these tangible mechanical aids to encompass abstract concepts of assistance, supplementation, and support, evolving into a verb meaning to aid or to second, now commonly embedded in compounds referring to auxiliary functions. This shift from concrete objects to abstract notions retained the inherent idea of support through its enduring compositional logic, where the vehicle radical implies a foundational role and the phonetic component anchors its lexical identity.
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我会辅导他做作业。
老师正在辅导学生复习。
这种设备辅助我完成工作。
他在团队中起到辅助作用。
新软件可以辅助设计师画图。
这种药有辅助治疗的作用。
农业需要现代科技的辅助。
自动驾驶系统需要多种传感器辅助。