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The character 妙 is composed of the semantic component 女, meaning woman, and the phonetic component 少, which also contributes to its meaning. Its original sense pertained to the freshness and delicacy associated with youth, particularly of women. Over time, the meaning broadened from this concrete attribute to encompass more abstract qualities of fineness and excellence. This abstraction further developed, allowing 妙 to describe what is subtle, ingenious, or profound, and it acquired a specific connotation of mystical or ineffable wonder within Daoist and Buddhist philosophical contexts.
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这个主意真妙。
这个故事很奇妙。
她唱得美妙动听。
他的解释妙不可言。
这幅画的色彩搭配很妙。
她用巧妙的方法解决了问题。
这个设计妙在既实用又美观。
科学家提出了一个绝妙的假设来解释这种现象。