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The character 宜 is composed of 宀 and 且. In early scripts, it directly depicted two pieces of meat (肉) upon a sacrificial altar (且), representing the original meaning "sacrificial meat". Later, the meat shapes were graphically reinterpreted as 宀 (a roof in other contexts), and the character's meaning shifted from this concrete offering to the abstract notion of something "suitable, fitting, or appropriate". Today, 宜 is widely used to indicate that an action is proper or should be carried out.
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这个水果很便宜。
适宜的运动对身体好。
公园的环境十分宜人。
他买了一件便宜的衬衫。
这种温度适宜植物生长。
宜人的气候吸引了很多游客。
便宜的商品不一定质量差。
在适宜的时间做适宜的事很重要。
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