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The character "琶" is inextricably linked to the compound word "琵琶", which names a traditional plucked string instrument, and its development is wholly derived from this context. Etymologically, the term "琵琶" is onomatopoeic, originating from sounds descriptive of the playing technique, with "琶" specifically representing the concluding phonetic element. Structurally, it is a phono-semantic compound character combining the semantic component "玨", frequently simplified in appearance to "王", a element associated with jade and by extension cultural refinement and music, with the phonetic component "巴" that guides its pronunciation. Throughout its history, the graphical form of "琶" has experienced some orthographic regularization, yet its meaning has remained exclusively tied to the instrument within the shared term, without acquiring independent semantic value.
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她在弹琵琶。
我喜欢听琵琶音乐。
这位音乐家擅长演奏琵琶。
音乐会上有琵琶独奏。
琵琶的声音非常优美。
中国古代就有琵琶这种乐器。
她弹奏的琵琶曲令人陶醉。
虽然琵琶源于西域，但早已融入中国文化。