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The character 囊, meaning bag or sack, originated from a conceptual depiction of a pouch or container. Its structure in modern usage incorporates 襄 primarily as a phonetic element and 冖 as a semantic component indicating a covering, consistent with the idea of an enclosed receptacle. While initially denoting physical bags, its meaning widened over centuries to include analogous bag-like structures in various contexts, such as biological capsules or anatomical cysts.
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他把礼物放进行囊。
探险家的行囊里装满了必需品。
这种药是胶囊状的。
这个锦囊里装着重要的提示。
公司的智囊团提出了新方案。
资金短缺让项目囊中羞涩。
这个器官被称为气囊。
他的行囊很简单，只有几件衣服。