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The character "格" is structurally composed of the wood radical 木 and the component 各, which provides phonetic guidance and contributed to early semantic associations with reaching or placement. Its original meanings were concrete, referring to wooden branches or frameworks, but through historical usage, it developed abstract senses including standard, pattern, and category. This shift enabled its application in terms denoting qualitative measures, such as in "资格" for qualification, or structural concepts, as in "格式" for format, with the wood element consistently relating to constructed or defined boundaries.
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这种风格很流行。
老师对我们的要求很严格。
这家店的价格比较合理。
她的性格非常温和友善。
他努力学习，终于考试及格了。
这个城市的格局规划得很科学。
这篇作品的格调十分高雅。
科学研究需要格物致知的精神。