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The character 宙 is a phono-semantic compound, with the roof radical 宀 at the top historically denoting a house or enclosed structure, and the component 由 below primarily providing the phonetic value. Although the radical is typically associated with physical dwellings, the character's meaning expanded dramatically to encompass the abstract concept of time, the continuum of past, present, and future across eternity. It is almost exclusively paired with another character representing spatial dimensions to form the modern word for universe, emphasizing the unified concept of infinite time and infinite space.
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宇宙很大。
我们探索宇宙的奥秘。
宇宙飞船飞向了太空。
他对宇宙科学很感兴趣。
宇宙中存在着无数星系。
宇宙尘埃是星球形成的材料。
神话中的宙斯掌管着天空。
宇宙的浩瀚常令人类感到自身渺小。