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The character for "mail" or "postal", traditionally written as "郵", originates from the concept of relay stations established along travel routes, where the semantic component "邑" indicated a settlement or city and the element "垂" possibly implied a border or outpost, together denoting a place for messengers to rest or transfer correspondence. Over time, its meaning shifted from these specific waystations to encompass the entire system of transporting letters and parcels, reflecting the expansion of organized communication networks. The simplified form "邮" maintains the semantic link through the "阝" radical, a variant of "邑", while replacing "垂" with the phonetic component "由", thus preserving the idea of mail as a connective service between places without altering its fundamental association with settled communities.
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Example Sentences Hide
这是一张邮票。
我去了邮局。
他寄了一封邮件。
邮递员送来了信。
请告诉我邮政编码。
我们需要支付邮资。
如果你有邮件，请去邮局取。
由于天气原因，邮政服务可能会延迟。