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The character 附 is a phono-semantic compound, with the mound radical 阝 on the left indicating its semantic connection to terrain or landforms, and 付 on the right providing the phonetic element. Its original meaning was a small earth mound adjoining a larger hill. From this concrete image of one feature leaning against another, the sense extended to verbs like attaching, appending, or adding to a main body. The meaning further expanded into abstract social concepts, such as submitting to, relying on, or depending upon a more powerful entity, mirroring the physical relationship between the smaller and larger landforms.
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附件已经通过邮件发送。
附近有一家很大的超市。
这份报告附带详细的数据图表。
请将你的意见附在文件的末尾。
墙上附着一些小小的灰尘颗粒。
合同的附加条件需要双方同意。
该大学有几个重要的附属研究机构。
随信附上我的个人简历，以供您参考。