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The character 剔, structured with the knife radical 刂 beside the component 易, originally denoted the precise action of scraping meat from bone, a meaning directly informed by its cutting-related semantic element. Over time, its semantic scope widened from this concrete, physical process to encompass more abstract notions of selective removal, such as picking out impurities or eliminating undesirable items, thereby retaining its core association with meticulous separation while adapting to varied linguistic contexts. The character's form has remained consistent, with its components continuing to signal its etymological connection to blade-based actions.
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他用牙签剔牙。
妈妈把鱼刺剔干净了。
他对食物非常挑剔。
这份名单需要剔除不合格者。
编辑正在仔细剔除文章中的错误。
厨师熟练地剔除了骨头上的肉。
经过严格筛选，剔除了所有可疑的数据。
为了保持竞争力，公司必须剔除非核心业务。