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径 means a narrow path, track, or diameter. It is the simplified form of 徑, a phonosemantic compound: the left radical 彳 (step, walking, movement) gives the meaning, while the right component 𢀖 indicates the sound. In the traditional character, the phonetic element 巠 originally depicted underground streams of water. The simplification replaces 巠 with 𢀖, a more streamlined graphic that preserves the pronunciation. The original sense of a footpath or route later broadened to include the diameter of a circle and, by extension, a method or means of achieving something.
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沿着小径走。
这是一种有效的学习途径。
这条小径通向一个美丽的花园。
他径直走进了老板的办公室。
工程师需要计算这个圆形的直径。
他们选择了一条不同寻常的创业途径。
研究人员通过新的途径解决了那个难题。
探险队在密林中开辟了一条狭窄的兽径。
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