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The character "熟" originated from the earlier character "孰", which initially carried meanings related to cooking or ripening, and it was formed by adding the fire component "灬" to "孰" to emphasize the aspect of heating or transformation. This structural addition helped specialize "熟" to denote states of being cooked, ripe, or thoroughly processed, while "孰" gradually took on other functions. Over time, the meaning of "熟" expanded from describing physical readiness in food and agriculture to encompassing abstract notions such as familiarity, skill, and thoroughness, reflecting a semantic extension from concrete conditions to experiential or qualitative states.
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这个苹果已经熟了。
我和他是很熟悉的朋友。
请把鸡蛋煮熟再吃。
他对这里的环境非常熟悉。
他开车开得很熟练。
经过锻炼，他的技术更加成熟了。
这些单词你必须熟记。
这件事我考虑了很长时间，已经深思熟虑了。