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The character "忙" is structured with the heart/mind radical (忄) on the left and the component 亡 on the right, which historically carries a meaning of "to perish" or "to lose". This composition originally suggested a state where the heart or mind is lost or absent, leading to the core meaning of being preoccupied, flustered, or mentally distracted. Over time, the meaning shifted from this internal state of mental distraction to describe the external condition of having many pressing tasks, settling on its primary modern meaning of "busy". The character’s form, which is the same in both traditional and simplified writing systems, has remained consistent in its construction from its standard clerical script development onward.
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我今天很忙。
他每天都很忙。
请帮忙做家务。
忙碌的工作开始了。
她忙得没有时间吃饭。
尽管很忙，他还是参加了会议。
为了完成项目，大家忙了整个星期。
在繁忙的都市生活中，人们常常忘记放松。