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The character "迁", with its traditional form "遷", structurally combines the walking radical "辶" with a phonetic component that in the traditional character is "䙴", historically associated with notions of change or elevation. Etymologically, it initially denoted physical movement or relocation from one place to another, and its semantic scope later widened to encompass administrative transfers like promotions or demotions, as well as abstract shifts in state or condition. The simplified form "迁" retains the walking radical but substitutes the traditional phonetic element with "千", which serves a phonetic role in modern usage while continuing to convey the fundamental concept of transition.
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我们今年要搬迁新家。
这座城市的人口迁移很快。
他为了工作迁居到外地。
请把文件迁移到新文件夹。
公司总部即将迁往上海。
他的态度最近有所转变和迁就。
这个计划已经变迁了很多次。
历史的进程不以个人意志为转移或迁改。