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偶 is a phonosemantic compound: the 亻 (person) radical on the left indicates the meaning, while 禺 on the right gives the sound. It originally referred to a wooden or clay human effigy, an idol, puppet, or funerary statue crafted for rituals. Because such figures were often made in pairs or as counterparts, the character's meaning expanded to include mate, companion, or even number. Over time, it also came to denote coincidence or accidental occurrence, shifting from physical pairing to the unexpected intersection of events.
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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。
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