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The character "砸" originates from a phono-semantic composition, integrating the radical "石", meaning stone, to convey a sense of hardness or impact, with the component "匝" serving primarily to indicate its pronunciation. This structural choice aligns with the character's early association with the physical action of pounding or striking with a heavy, stone-like object. Over centuries, its meaning extended from this specific sense of forceful contact to encompass more general acts of smashing or crushing, and subsequently developed a figurative layer where it denotes failure or ruin, as in the collapse of an endeavor or the spoiling of a situation, reflecting a semantic shift from concrete destruction to abstract misfortune.
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他砸碎了花瓶。
我不小心砸了脚。
昨天他砸坏了窗户。
因为生气，他砸了手机。
他想砸开核桃，但是失败了。
他用石头砸向那只狗。
他的计划被彻底砸了。
如果不小心，这块石头可能会砸伤人。