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The character "瞿" is structured from the components 目, meaning eye, and 隹, meaning bird, with this combination originally conveying a sense of being startled or alarmed, as implied by the imagery of wide-open eyes possibly associated with a bird's sudden fear. Its early usage in classical texts consistently reflects meanings related to fright, surprise, or vigilant staring. Over time, while retaining these semantic associations in literary contexts, the character also came to function as a surname and was employed in transliterations, such as in the Buddhist term "瞿昙" for Gautama, demonstrating a shift from its primary descriptive use to roles in nomenclature and phonetic borrowing.
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我的朋友姓瞿。
瞿先生今天没来。
瞿塘峡的风景很美。
瞿秋白是位革命家。
瞿氏家族有很多名人。
这本书介绍了瞿姓的历史。
在瞿塘峡附近有一座古庙。
瞿昙在佛教中很有名。