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The character "破" integrates the semantic component 石, meaning stone, with the phonetic component 皮, meaning skin or hide, to form a concept centered on breakage, where the hardness of stone implies causing a fracture on a surface. Originally denoting physical destruction like splitting or shattering, its usage over time expanded into abstract realms, incorporating meanings such as defeating adversaries, solving complexities, or uncovering hidden truths, thus marking a transition from literal fragmentation to figurative applications of resolution and disclosure.
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我的杯子破了。
他打破了窗户。
这个玩具已经破了。
不要破坏公共财产。
他们的关系破裂了。
警方成功破获了这起案件。
经过多次实验，他们终于突破了技术难题。
在经济学中，破窗理论是一个有趣的比喻。