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The character 排 is a phono-semantic compound, with the hand radical 扌 on the left indicating manual action and the component 非 on the right providing its phonetic value. Its original meaning involved using the hands to push aside, clear away, or expel. This sense of forceful removal or organization later extended to mean arranging objects or people in order, which became the primary modern meaning. Today, 排 is used both as a verb for arranging, lining up, or discharging, and as a noun for a row, line, or a military platoon.
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我们在排队买票。
妈妈安排了明天的行程。
这些书按大小排列。
他排斥新的想法。
乐队正在排演新歌曲。
工程师设计了排水系统。
他帮助排解了纠纷。
他们排除了这个选项。