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The character 饰 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the food radical 饣 (semantic) with a phonetic on the right. 饣 is the simplified form of the traditional radical 飠. The original meaning, cleaning or wiping food vessels, explains the food radical, and later this extended to the broader sense of decorating, adorning, or embellishing. In the simplification process, the right side was also altered from traditional 𠂤 to a simpler structure: an overarching stroke above the towel component 巾, streamlining writing while preserving the pronunciation and the meaning "decoration".
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她喜欢装饰房间。
妈妈买了一些首饰。
昨天我看了首饰店。
这件衣服的装饰很漂亮。
他饰演的角色非常感人。
不要掩饰你的错误。
她用鲜花装饰了餐桌，使得晚餐更加浪漫。
这位演员以饰演历史人物而闻名，他的表演技巧掩饰了剧本的不足。
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