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The traditional character "禮" is structurally composed of the semantic element "示", which denotes matters associated with the spiritual or ceremonial, and the component "豊", likely pictographic of a ritual vessel. This form evolved into the simplified "礼", which derives from historical cursive abbreviations of its traditional counterpart. In its earliest usage, the term referred specifically to religious rites and sacrificial practices, but its semantic scope gradually extended to formalize the concepts of social propriety, ceremonial etiquette, and the codified system of normative behavior that became central to Confucian philosophy.
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我收到了礼物。
他很有礼貌。
学习礼仪很重要。
我们要遵守礼节。
他们的婚礼很隆重。
学校举行了毕业典礼。
在正式场合，礼仪显得尤为重要。
对于不同的文化，礼节的含义可能有所不同。