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The character 描 is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the hand radical 扌 with the component 苗 which primarily serves a phonetic function. Its etymology relates to manual actions of tracing or copying, as seen in its early uses referring to delineating or outlining in drawing. Over time, the meaning extended beyond visual representation to include abstract depiction in literary contexts, such as in the compound 描写 meaning to describe.
Example Sentences Hide
他描写风景。
画家描绘了日出。
请描摹这个图案。
她素描画得很好。
这段文字描写得很生动。
这部小说描绘了社会的变迁。
他用细腻的笔触描摹人物心理。
艺术家试图描摹出内心深处的情感波澜。