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The character 屏 is a phono-semantic compound whose meaning varies with pronunciation. Read as píng, it denotes a screen, wall, or shield for protection or privacy. Its semantic radical 尸 (shī), originally depicting a person or body, often relates to houses or enclosures in its modern use. The phonetic component is 并 (bìng). The original sense was a protective screen placed inside a doorway, a meaning that later extended to computer and television screens. Pronounced as bǐng, it becomes a verb meaning to block, hold back, or dismiss, functioning as a phonetic borrowing that extends the idea of obstruction.
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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。