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The character "邑" derives from an early pictographic representation of a walled settlement, combining an enclosure symbol with a element depicting a kneeling figure, which over time standardized into the modern components of 口 and 巴. This structure inherently conveyed the idea of a bounded habitation, aligning with its original meaning as a city, town, or feudal domain. While its core sense of a populated area has persisted, the term's usage gradually narrowed from a common noun for settlements to a more literary or formal designation, now primarily encountered in classical contexts and as a constituent in place names, where it often signifies a town or county.
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我去过邑县。
邑县的风光很迷人。
这个邑镇历史悠久。
邑里的居民很热情。
他来自一个古老的邑。
我们在邑中建了新学校。
邑县的经济发展很快。
这个邑曾经是商业中心。