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The character "祁" is structured with the radical "示" on the left, commonly associated with spiritual or ceremonial matters, and the component "阝" on the right, derived from "邑" and denoting a settlement or geographical area, which together originally signified a vast ritual ground or extensive territory. This composition led to its early meanings of "great" or "abundant" in classical usage, after which the character became primarily applied in geographical designations, such as in the name "祁山", and was adopted as a surname, while its ancestral connection to magnitude continued to appear in historical literary contexts.
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祁连山很高。
祁县是个好地方。
我去年去了祁连山。
祁先生是我们的老师。
祁门红茶很有名。
我们计划明年去祁阳旅行。
祁剧是一种传统戏曲。
在祁县，你可以看到古老的建筑。