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The character "镰" denotes a sickle or reaping hook and is etymologically structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the metal radical to indicate the tool's material composition with the component "廉" serving as a phonetic indicator. This structural principle is fully displayed in the traditional form "鐮", where the metal element appears in its unabbreviated version "金" alongside "廉". Over time, the character's meaning has remained steadfastly linked to agricultural cutting tools, without significant deviation from its original sense, while its graphical representation has seen adjustments that retain the foundational semantic and phonetic relationships.
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农民用镰刀割麦子。
他拿起镰刀去干活。
在田里，镰刀很有用。
这把镰刀非常锋利。
他用镰刀收割了水稻。
如果镰刀坏了，就不能收割。
镰仓是日本的一个城市。
尽管现代机械普及，镰刀在某些地区仍被使用。