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The character "固" is structurally composed of the enclosure radical 囗 and the phonetic component 古, forming a phono-semantic compound whose original meaning pertained to solidity or firmness, likely derived from the concept of a long-established boundary. This core sense of physical strength and security gradually extended to describe abstract qualities such as steadfastness or immovability, leading to connotations of stubbornness or fixity in disposition. Over centuries, its semantic range broadened further to encompass adverbial uses indicating certainty or inherent nature, with applications in classical texts meaning "certainly" or "originally", which persist in modern usage alongside its primary meanings related to firmness and security.
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这个盒子很坚固。
他把照片固定在墙上。
这个计划固然好，但需要时间。
她的态度非常固执。
我们必须巩固所学知识。
这种建筑结构十分坚固。
尽管有分歧，他们的友谊很牢固。
在工程设计中，安全性是固定要考虑的因素。