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The character 虽 is the simplified form of the traditional 雖. In its traditional structure, 雖 is a phonosemantic compound combining the meaning component 虫 (an insect or reptile, originally denoting a type of lizard) with the sound component 唯 (made of 口 on top of the bird radical 隹). Through phonetic borrowing, the character's original zoological meaning was replaced by the grammatical function of a subordinating conjunction, meaning 'although' or 'even if'. The simplified version 虽 streamlines the character by removing the 隹 entirely, leaving only 口 above 虫. This cuts the stroke count while still carrying the loaned conjunctive meaning.
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虽然下雨，但我不怕。
虽然学习难，但我喜欢。
虽然他很年轻，但很有经验。
虽说价格高，但值得买。
虽然他不高，但篮球打得很好。
虽然昨天很忙，但我完成了工作。
虽然天气不好，但我们还是决定去爬山。
虽然面临很多困难，但他从未放弃。
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