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The character 颠, with its traditional form 顛, is structurally composed of 眞 above 頁, where 頁 signifies the head and 眞 contributes a sense of genuineness or essence, originally denoting the crown of the skull or the highest point. From this concrete physical reference, its meaning extended to encompass actions of toppling or overturning, as seen in terms like 颠覆, and further evolved to describe states of mental instability or folly, such as in 癫狂, while still retaining associations with extremes or peaks. The simplified form 颠 substitutes the top component with 真, but this alteration does not disrupt the character's core etymological trajectory from a literal summit to metaphorical and behavioral applications of inversion and disorder.
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车子在颠簸的路上行驶。
他把杯子放颠倒了。
这个故事颠覆了我的想法。
船在风浪中颠簸得很厉害。
新证据可能颠覆整个案件。
经过多年的颠簸，他的事业终于稳定下来。
地震导致地面剧烈颠簸。
他的理论颠覆了传统的物理学观念。