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The character "偶" is structured with the person radical 亻 alongside the phonetic component 禺. Its early usage referred to human likenesses crafted from wood or clay for ceremonial or burial purposes. This concrete meaning broadened to encompass idols and puppets, objects perceived as being manipulated by external forces, which in turn gave rise to the abstract sense of "accidental" or "by chance". The character also developed the meaning of "mate" or "partner", evident in formations such as 配偶, likely originating from the idea of paired or corresponding figures.
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我偶尔去公园散步。
他是我的偶像。
我偶然遇到了老朋友。
二是一个偶数。
她收集了很多玩偶。
我的配偶非常支持我。
这种疾病是偶发的，并不常见。
在偶然的情况下，我们发现了这个秘密。