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In 派, the water radical 氵 is paired with the component 𠂢, which functions both phonetically and semantically to depict the branching of a river. The character's original sense was a literal tributary or diverging watercourse. This spatial image then broadened metaphorically to encompass branching within a family, the formation of political factions, and the division into distinct schools of thought or artistic styles. The underlying concept of divergence from a central source unites all these meanings.
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妈妈派我买水果。
公司派他来帮忙。
这个派别很受欢迎。
他的新房子很气派。
学校派学生参加活动。
艺术有很多不同流派。
政府派专家调查问题。
在政治中，派系斗争常发生。
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