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The character 仅 is the simplified form of the traditional character 僅, a phono-semantic compound that pairs the left component 亻, meaning 'person,' with the right component 堇, which provides the sound. Its meaning centers on restriction and limitation, translating to 'only,' 'merely,' or 'barely,' and it is used in both numerical and qualitative contexts. In the simplification, the complex phonetic 堇 on the right was reduced to the much simpler 又. Originally, 又 depicted a right hand and meant 'again,' but here it functions purely as a graphic abbreviation to save strokes, carrying over the established sense of limitation from the traditional form without contributing any separate meaning.
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我仅有一本中文书。
他仅学习了三天。
这仅仅是个开始。
我不仅喜欢猫，也喜欢狗。
这项服务仅限会员使用。
他仅凭一人之力完成了任务。
这不仅是一个问题，更是一个挑战。
在如此短的时间内，我们仅能完成初步计划。
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