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The character 递 denotes handing over or passing something sequentially, whether physical objects or information. Its simplified form is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic radical 辶 (chuò), meaning walking or motion, links the character to movement and transportation. The component 弟 (dì, younger brother) serves as the phonetic indicator. The traditional form 遞 shares the same movement radical but uses a more complex phonetic element on the right, which was later replaced by 弟 to simplify writing while preserving the functional relationship between movement and successive delivery.
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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。