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The character 递, meaning to pass or hand over, is the simplified form of the traditional character 遞. Its structure combines the walking radical 辶, indicating movement, with the component 弟, which primarily serves a phonetic function in this construction. The traditional form 遞 uses a different right-hand component, 虒, an archaic character associated with a mythical beast or, in some interpretations, a terrace or step, which semantically contributed a sense of alternating or successive motion. Over time, the core meaning shifted from the earlier concept of alternation or taking turns to the more specific and now dominant sense of transferring something from one hand or place to another, emphasizing the action of conveyance.
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请递给我一杯水。
他递给我一张纸条。
快递员每天递送很多包裹。
我把文件递给了老板。
信息在网络上快速传递。
递降的趋势在图表中很明显。
通过层层递进的方式，他解释了复杂的概念。
在民主制度中，权力是依次递嬗的。