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The character "掉" is structurally composed of the hand radical on the left and the component "卓" on the right, with the latter historically providing phonetic guidance while the radical indicates manual involvement, initially conveying senses of shaking or wagging through hand motion. Its semantic focus gradually transitioned from these active movements to the resultant state of falling or dropping, a shift observable through historical texts where it began to denote loss or descent. This expansion allowed for metaphorical uses such as missing something or changing direction, and in modern usage, it has further grammaticalized into a versatile verb complement that signals the completion or reversal of an action, illustrating its broad functional development within the language.
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苹果从树上掉下来了。
我的笔掉在地上了。
请把垃圾扔掉。
他跑得太快，帽子都跑掉了。
我忘记关掉电视了。
这个消息让他高兴得差点跳起来，烦恼全忘掉了。
为了减肥，她改掉了吃夜宵的习惯。
他紧张得话都说不利索了，差点把重要的事情忘掉。