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The character 坑 is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the earth radical 土 as its semantic component, linking it to concepts of soil and ground, and the component 亢 serving as a phonetic indicator. Its core meaning originally centered on a physical pit or excavation in the earth, but over centuries, its usage extended to metaphorical senses such as a trap, a scheme, or an act of deception. This semantic shift occurred without altering the character's fundamental composition, which continues to combine 土 and 亢 in both historical and contemporary contexts.
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路上有个小坑。
坑里都是水。
这个坑需要填平。
他挖了一个深坑。
小心别掉进坑里。
这个产品坑了不少人。
网上购物要防坑。
那个项目是个无底坑。