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The character "崇" is structured from the radical for mountain (山) placed above the component for ancestor or clan (宗), a composition that originally conveyed the sense of a lofty or high mountain, linking physical height with ancestral reverence. Over time, its meaning expanded from denoting literal elevation to encompassing abstract concepts of esteem, worship, and lofty ideals, such as in the words for worship (崇拜) and lofty (崇高). This semantic shift retained the core notion of height but transferred it from the physical to the moral and spiritual realm. The traditional form of the character, which remains in use, preserves this original pictographic and ideographic construction without structural alteration, maintaining the direct visual relationship between its components and its evolved connotations.
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我崇拜英雄人物。
崇高的事业值得追求。
我们崇尚科学精神。
他对老师充满崇敬。
这座城市崇尚绿色生活。
她的崇高品质赢得了大家的尊重。
在历史上，人们崇拜各种自然力量。
为了实现崇高的目标，我们必须坚持不懈地努力。