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The character 闾 (traditional form 閭) combines the gate radical 门, indicating an entrance or dwelling, with the phonetic component 吕, suggesting sequence. It originally denoted the gate of a village or a residential unit of twenty-five families in ancient administrative systems. From this connection to a specific community entrance, its meaning broadened to refer to the village itself and its inhabitants. The structure highlights the gate as the threshold defining a social group and the collective identity formed within.
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闾里的人们很友好。
他住在城市闾巷中。
乡闾的风景非常美丽。
我们计划访问那个古闾。
闾阎之间的道路需要维修。
由于闾里人口增加，学校扩建了。
在州闾的会议上，大家讨论了环保问题。
尽管闾巷狭窄，但居民们依然保持着和睦的关系。