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The character 枷 is structured with the wood radical 木 and the component 加, which conveys both phonetic and semantic value meaning to add or impose, thus etymologically indicating a wooden device used to impose restraint. It originally denoted the cangue, a specific wooden yoke employed for punitive confinement in historical judicial practice. While its primary referent remains this physical instrument, the character has also been utilized in formations like 枷锁 to encompass wider notions of fetters or restraints, extending into metaphorical applications.
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古代犯人戴枷锁。
这个枷锁很沉重。
枷锁是一种刑具。
他试图摆脱枷锁。
精神枷锁难以察觉。
社会枷锁阻碍了进步。
打破文化枷锁需要勇气。
在新时代，我们必须抛弃旧思想的枷锁。