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The character "伦" is derived from its traditional form "倫", which is composed of the semantic component "人" (person) and the phonetic component "侖", the latter itself denoting order and sequence. This structure originally conveyed the concept of ordered relationships or hierarchy among people, a meaning that directly informed its early use in contexts pertaining to human social organization and the proper distinctions between different roles and statuses. Over time, this concrete sense of social order evolved into a more abstract and ethical principle, with the character coming to represent the fundamental moral relationships and duties that bind society, as seen in the central Confucian concept of "伦理" (lúnlǐ), or ethics. The simplified form "伦" retains the "人" component but streamlines the phonetic element, preserving the core semantic focus on human connections while modifying its visual structure.
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伦敦是英国的首都。
我们学习伦理道德。
他跳伦巴舞很好。
社会有基本的伦常。
伦敦的天气经常下雨。
伦理问题需要仔细思考。
在伦敦，我参观了博物馆。
现代社会的伦理挑战日益增多。