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The character 屏, structured with the radical 尸 implying a protective cover and the phonetic element 并, initially denoted a physical barrier like a screen or wall used for separation and defense in architectural contexts. Its meaning gradually extended from referring to the object itself to describing the action of shielding or hiding, and through a tonal distinction, it also came to signify the act of discarding or suppressing, demonstrating a semantic shift from concrete nouns to related verbs within the language.
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手机屏幕很清晰。
他屏蔽了垃圾邮件。
客厅里有一个屏风。
我们屏息等待结果。
他屏弃了旧习惯。
她屏住呼吸听故事。
这种材料可以屏蔽电磁波。
设计师用屏风分隔了空间。