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Composed of the earth radical "土" and the phonetic component "矣", the character "埃" originally denoted dust or fine particulate matter from the ground, a meaning directly informed by its semantic element. While this primary sense has endured, the character has also been appropriated for specialized uses, such as representing the angstrom unit in scientific contexts through phonetic borrowing, and it functions similarly in the transliteration of proper names like Egypt. Its structural integrity has been maintained throughout its history, with the left-right arrangement of components consistently underscoring its connection to earthly substance.
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埃及是一个国家。
我喜欢埃及文化。
埃及有古老的金字塔。
房间里充满尘埃。
汽车驶过扬起一片尘埃。
埃菲尔铁塔在巴黎。
埃博拉病毒很危险。
微观世界中的尘埃也是物质。