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The character "丞" derives from an early pictographic concept depicting hands lifting a person from a pit, which established its original sense of rescue or assistance. Its structural arrangement in the traditional form abstractly conveys this upward pulling motion through layered components that symbolize aid. Over time, the meaning evolved from denoting physical help to designating bureaucratic functions, specifically referring to officials who acted as aides or deputies within administrative hierarchies, such as the imperial chancellor. This semantic shift from a verb to a title demonstrates the character's adaptation to societal structures while its graphical form has preserved the core notion of support.
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这位丞相深受人民爱戴。
历史上有很多著名的丞相。
他辅佐皇帝，是一名贤能的丞相。
年轻的县丞决心要造福地方。
这部电视剧塑造了一个足智多谋的丞相形象。
在唐代，丞相的权力有时很大。
他由县丞做起，最后官至丞相。
倘若没有诸位大臣的丞弼辅佐，朝政恐难维系。