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The character "壤" is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the earth radical "土" denoting its semantic field related to soil and the component "襄" serving as a phonetic indicator. Etymologically, it initially referred specifically to loose, fertile earth suitable for cultivation, which distinguished it from harder or less productive ground. Over centuries, its meaning broadened to signify soil or earth in a more general context, and it is now employed in compound words such as "土壤" and in figurative expressions like "天壤之别". The character's composition has remained stable, with "土" consistently anchoring its association with land.
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这块土壤非常肥沃。
我们的家乡土壤肥沃。
两国接壤的边界很长。
这里主要是红色的红壤。
这片沃壤适合种植水稻。
天壤之别的差距令人震惊。
重金属污染会破坏土壤结构。
地缘政治与接壤国家关系密切。