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The character 乘 originated from a pictographic depiction of a person ascending a tree, establishing its initial meaning of climbing. Its structure gradually condensed into the modern form, which integrates components such as 禾 and 匕, though these are now detached from the original imagery. The semantic range of 乘 broadened from physical ascent to include riding vehicles or animals, and it later acquired a mathematical sense for multiplication, derived from the concept of repeated addition or scaling.
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我乘公交车去学校。
我们乘坐飞机去旅行。
三乘以四等于十二。
他乘机提出了自己的要求。
夏天我们喜欢在树下乘凉。
比赛获胜后，他们决定乘胜追击。
那位乘务员的服务非常周到。
公司正乘风破浪，开拓新的市场。