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The character 傀, formed by combining the human radical 人 with the component 鬼 serving as both phonetic indicator and semantic contributor, originally denoted concepts of greatness or strangeness in classical texts, often describing something imposing or unusual. Its structure implies a connection between human form and ghostly or supernatural qualities, with 鬼 lending its sound while evoking eerie connotations. Over time, the independent usage of 傀 faded, and it became firmly embedded in the compound 傀儡, which refers to a puppet and metaphorically to a person or group controlled by others. This meaning shifted from physical or abstract description toward a specialized sociopolitical concept, yet the character's composition has remained unchanged throughout its history.
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这个傀儡很可爱。
傀儡戏很有趣。
他被当作傀儡。
傀儡没有自己的思想。
她操纵着那个傀儡。
孩子们喜欢看傀儡表演。
那个政权是个傀儡政府。
虽然他是领导人，但实际上他只是个傀儡，所有决定都由幕后人物掌控。