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The traditional character "險" is structured with the left radical "阝", derived from "阜" and indicating terrain, combined with the right component "僉" serving primarily as a phonetic element, which together originally denoted a physically hazardous place like a precipice or mountain pass. From this concrete sense of geographical danger, the meaning generalized over time to abstract notions of risk, peril, or uncertainty in various contexts. The simplified form "险" maintains the radical "阝" but replaces "僉" with the simplified phonetic component "佥", thereby streamlining the character while its fundamental association with danger continues.
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这个地方很危险。
我买了汽车保险。
他喜欢冒险运动。
山路十分险峻。
这次投资有点风险。
避免危险是每个人的本能。
尽管情况险恶，他们还是成功了。
由于地形险要，这里曾经发生过多次事故。