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The character "靼" is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the semantic component "革", indicating a connection to leather, and the phonetic component "旦". Its earliest documented meaning was a type of soft or tanned hide, as defined in historical Chinese lexicons. The character's application later shifted from denoting a material to being used almost exclusively for its phonetic role in the disyllabic term "鞑靼", which serves as a transliteration for the Tatar ethnic group. This transition represents a move from a concrete meaning to a phonetic borrowing within a proper noun, while the character's structural composition has remained unchanged.
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鞑靼是历史上一个有名的部落。
鞑靼海峡位于亚洲的东北部。
蒙古人曾与鞑靼人发生过战争。
这个博物馆展示了鞑靼人的传统文化。
喀山是俄罗斯鞑靼斯坦共和国的首府。
俄罗斯境内生活着许多鞑靼族人。
鞑靼人的迁徙对欧洲历史有深远影响。
鞑靼人的身份认同在历史中经历了复杂演变。