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The character "鞭" structurally integrates the radical "革" for leather with the phonetic component "便", directly indicating its original referent as a leather whip used for driving animals or as a tool for punishment. Etymologically, it centered on implements made from leather, with its meaning gradually extending to denote the action of whipping or flogging. Over centuries, its application expanded through analogy to describe any long, flexible object resembling a whip, such as certain martial arts weapons or a string of firecrackers, while the character's form and compositional logic have remained consistent in standard usage.
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我们一起放鞭炮。
车夫挥舞着鞭子。
不要用鞭子打动物。
鞭炮的声音很大。
他受到老师的鞭策。
鞭打是残酷的惩罚。
这种鞭策让他更努力。
历史上的鞭刑已被废除。