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The character "世" began as an ideogram representing a thirty-year period or a generation, derived from a graphical conception of three connected units that conveyed sequential progression and continuity. Its structural form, which has persisted without major alteration, originally emphasized this temporal measure through a simplified depiction of linked intervals. The meaning of "世" gradually extended from denoting a specific span of time to encapsulating the collective human experience across generations, thereby acquiring connotations of the world or society as a whole. This semantic expansion from a cyclical timeframe to a broader, more abstract domain reflects the character's integration into concepts of enduring existence and shared human context, all while maintaining its essential visual composition.
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这个世界很美丽。
他是世界冠军。
我们生活在同一个世界。
二十一世纪科技发展很快。
她不懂得人情世故。
世人皆爱美好的事物。
这场战争影响了整个世界格局。
他对世界的贡献被世人铭记。