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The character 埋 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic earth radical 土 on the left indicating its connection to soil, and the phonetic component 里 on the right. The earth radical establishes the core meaning of burying or covering something with earth. This concrete action of placing something underground extended metaphorically to abstract concepts such as concealing, hiding, or suppressing thoughts and feelings.
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他把种子埋在土里。
小狗把骨头埋起来。
他们埋葬了去世的宠物。
士兵们在树林里埋伏。
他的才华被埋没了。
她把秘密深深地埋在心底。
这座城市埋藏着古老的历史。
为了不被发现，他们连夜把证据埋在了荒郊野外。