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The character "票" originated from a pictographic representation of flames rising, as its early form combined the element for fire with a component suggesting upward movement, which later stabilized into the "west" radical seen today. This association with something light and rising gave rise to its core meanings of something insubstantial or swift, from which extended the sense of a written slip or document that could be easily carried. Over time, this concretized into its primary modern meanings as a certificate or proof, such as a banknote or a tally, and later specifically a ticket or ballot, all retaining the concept of a lightweight, authoritative slip that grants passage, proves ownership, or registers a choice.
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我需要一张门票。
明天我去买火车票。
如果下雨，我就不去投票。
他收集了很多电影票。
我昨天丢了机票，所以很着急。
这张支票被银行拒收了。
投票是公民的基本权利。
为了确保选举公正，每张选票都必须严格保密。