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The character "铸", with its traditional form 鑄, is built from the semantic component 金, meaning "metal", and a phonetic component that historically suggested its pronunciation, which was simplified over time to 寿. This structure directly illustrates its core meaning of melting metal and pouring it into a mould to form an object, a process central to early metallurgy. From this concrete foundation of creating metal implements, vessels, and coins, its meaning broadened to encompass the more abstract idea of forming or shaping something intangible, such as one's character, beliefs, or a collective legacy. Thus, the character moved from describing a specific physical craft to representing the act of deliberate creation or consolidation, whether of material artifacts or immaterial qualities.
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这个工厂铸造金属零件。
他们用青铜铸了一座雕像。
铸钢的过程非常复杂。
这些铸件需要经过严格检验。
他的成功铸就了公司的辉煌。
历史经验铸成了我们民族的性格。
通过不断努力，他们铸就了坚实的合作关系。
这项技术革新铸定了行业未来的发展基础。