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The character 搜, meaning to search, is structured as a semantic-phonetic compound with the hand radical (扌) denoting manual action and the component 叟 serving as a phonetic element. Its etymology centers on the act of physical searching or rummaging, and over time its application expanded to encompass metaphorical searches such as investigation or inquiry. The traditional form of the character is identical to the modern standard, though historical variants like 蒐, incorporating a grass radical, were used in classical contexts for related meanings involving collection or pursuit.
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我在搜索信息。
他喜欢搜集邮票。
警察搜查了车辆。
救援队正在搜救幸存者。
他们搜捕了逃犯。
我经常在网上搜索资料。
为了写论文，他搜集了大量文献。
在接到报警后，警方迅速展开了搜查行动。