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The character "宣" structurally combines the roof radical 宀, indicating a building or enclosed space, with the component 亘, which historically provided phonetic cues and contributed a sense of spreading or extending. Etymologically, it initially conveyed the act of making an authoritative announcement or declaration, often from a central place like a palace hall, emphasizing the formal and public nature of such communication. Over time, its semantic scope broadened from this core concept of proclamation to encompass related ideas of disseminating information widely, as reflected in its use within compound words where it denotes activities like publicity or propagation, thereby maintaining its association with the organized transmission of messages from a defined origin.
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我们在宣传环保。
公司宣布了新计划。
他宣誓成为公民。
这张宣纸质量很好。
政府宣传节约用水。
校长宣布比赛结果。
他们宣称找到了证据。
国际组织宣布全球合作倡议。