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The character "债", meaning debt, originates from its traditional form "債", constructed from the "人" radical denoting a person and the component "責" which signifies a charge or responsibility, thus etymologically conveying a personal obligation. Historically, the element "責" itself held the meaning of a debt or demand in earlier usage, and its combination with "人" reinforced the notion of a liability held by an individual. Over time, the character's core meaning of something owed has remained constant, though its usage extended to encompass non-material debts as well. In its simplified iteration, the radical appears as "亻" and the right component is written as "责", maintaining the original conceptual linkage between a person and a due obligation.
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我欠了一些债。
他必须还债。
爸爸还清了债务。
避免欠债很重要。
债务压力很大。
公司债务增加了。
国家债务是一个问题。
为了还债，他每天工作很辛苦。