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The character "捣", whose traditional form is "搗", denotes actions like pounding, beating, or stirring, and its structure is a phono-semantic compound combining the hand radical (扌) to signal manual activity with the phonetic component "岛" (or "島" in traditional) providing the sound "dǎo". Etymologically, this character originally referred to the concrete act of crushing or mashing materials, such as in medicinal preparation. Over time, its meaning extended to more abstract or disruptive actions, exemplified in compounds like "捣乱" which means to create disturbance.
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妹妹在捣蛋。
别捣乱，我在工作。
孩子们喜欢捣蛋。
他用锤子捣碎了核桃。
捣乱分子会被处罚。
虽然弟弟很调皮，但他不是故意捣乱。
在实验室里，我们常用研钵捣碎样品。
捣碎这些香料是为了让菜肴更美味。