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The traditional character 墊 is structured with the component 執, denoting holding or control, positioned above 土 for earth, reflecting an original sense of pressing down on soil to settle or level it, which established its early verbs meaning to suppress or fill in. From this action-oriented foundation, the character's meaning expanded to encompass the objects used for such purposes, leading to nouns like cushion or mat and related verbs such as to pad or to pay a deposit. The simplified form 垫 retains the 土 component but substitutes 執 with its simplified variant 执, maintaining the core concept while adapting the graphic form. Over time, its semantic range widened to include various contexts involving underlying support, from physical insulating layers to metaphorical advances in financial terms.
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我把垫子放在地板上。
沙发上的坐垫很柔软。
请在桌子脚下垫些纸。
他用书本把显示器垫高了。
搬家时垫上旧衣服防止刮擦。
公司先为项目垫付了启动资金。
这个护腕可以垫在手腕下面。
他为团队垫资的行为值得称赞。