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宠 is a phono-semantic compound with the roof radical 宀 (mián) at the top, indicating a house, and the component 龙 (lóng) at the bottom, which provides the phonetic cue. Its traditional form is 寵, pairing the same roof radical with the unsimplified dragon 龍. The character primarily means to bestow favor or dote on someone, which later extended to refer to domestic pets, creatures kept within a home and treated with affection. The roof radical thus roots this idea of being cherished in the context of household warmth and intimacy.
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我有一只宠物猫。
妈妈很宠爱弟弟。
这只宠物狗非常聪明。
他在公司很受宠。
父母过度宠爱孩子不好。
那个宠儿在比赛中获得了冠军。
尽管她失宠了，但她仍然保持乐观。
在现代社会，宠物已经成为许多家庭的重要成员。