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The character 剑, meaning "sword", derives from its traditional form 劍, which structurally combines the semantic radical 刀, indicating a blade, on the right side with the phonetic component 僉 on the left. The simplified form 剑 maintains the 刀 radical but substitutes the phonetic with 佥, a simplified version of 僉. Etymologically, the character has consistently denoted a double-edged sword, and its composition reinforces its association with edged weapons through the blade radical, while the phonetic component historically guided its pronunciation.
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这是一把宝剑。
他练习剑术。
剑客挥舞着剑。
这把剑非常锋利。
他用自己的剑战斗。
剑柄上刻着花纹。
在博物馆里看到古剑。
剑术大师教授学生技巧。