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The character 阅, from the traditional form 閱, is a phono-semantic compound. Its outer frame is the door radical 门 (traditional 門, mén), suggesting an action related to an entrance or official threshold. The inner component 兑 (traditional 兌, duì) provides the phonetic value. Historically, the meaning referred to an official inspecting or counting people or goods passing through a gate, like reviewing troops. This idea of careful examination gradually expanded to include reading documents and examining texts. Today, its primary meaning centers on the intellectual activities of reading, reviewing literature, or gaining experience through extensive observation and study.
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我每天都阅读。
他正在查阅资料。
这份文件需要审阅。
他的阅历非常丰富。
请仔细阅读这份合同。
我们已批阅了所有试卷。
阅读可以开阔人的视野。
将军检阅了受阅部队。