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逼 is a phono-semantic compound, a simplified version of the earlier 偪. It combines the movement radical 辶, which indicates walking or advancing, with the phonetic component 畐 on the right. The earliest recorded definitions refer to physical actions of pressing close, rapidly approaching, or encroaching upon a space or person. From this literal sense of narrowing distance, the meaning shifted into psychological and social domains, coming to denote the act of compelling, forcing, or extorting someone to act against their will. The 辶 radical conceptually grounds these abstract ideas in the physical image of advancing aggressively toward a target.
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这幅画很逼真。
他逼迫我学习。
警察逼问嫌疑人。
空间太逼仄了。
敌军正在逼近城市。
不要逼我做出决定。
她被迫接受逼婚。
在逼供下他承认了罪行。
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