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The character "启" traces its origins to the traditional form "啓", which integrated pictorial elements of a door and an action such as speaking or striking, thereby encapsulating the fundamental concept of opening. Over time, its structure was distilled to the simpler "启", retaining the door and mouth components to evoke the act of opening through utterance or command. This structural condensation coincided with a semantic expansion from the concrete action of opening gates to abstract applications like commencing an activity, imparting knowledge, or providing inspiration, which subsequently entrenched its function in lexical compounds related to beginnings and enlightenment.
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他开启了新的大门。
这本书给我很多启发。
我们明天启程去北京。
公司启用了新的系统。
这个启示来自大自然。
启蒙教育对孩子很重要。
他发表了一则招聘启事。
启动计划需要详细准备。