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The character 挨 is a phono-semantic compound with the hand radical 扌 on the left, indicating an action, and the phonetic component 矣 on the right. Originally, it referred to physical actions like pushing, striking, or coming into forceful contact. Over time, its meaning diverged into two usages based on pronunciation: one signifying to suffer, endure, or be beaten, and the other meaning to be adjacent to, next to, or to proceed in sequence. The component 矣, a classical particle marking sentence completion, provides only phonetic value here.
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我挨着妈妈坐。
小狗挨着猫睡觉。
他今天挨饿了。
我不想挨骂。
因为迟到，他挨批评了。
在战场上，士兵们挨饿受冻。
如果你不努力，就会挨打。
尽管挨了许多苦，他仍然坚持学习。