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The character 稚 is a phono-semantic compound, with the left-side grain radical 禾 indicating its connection to agriculture, and the right-side component 隹, depicting a short-tailed bird, serving as the phonetic element. Its earliest meaning referred specifically to young, late-sown, or newly sprouted grain crops not yet mature. From this botanical origin, the sense broadened to describe young, tender human beings or animals in early development, and it often characterizes naive or childish behavior and thoughts.
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这个小孩的问题很幼稚。
妹妹的脸上带着稚气的笑容。
他的想法有时显得太稚嫩。
不要嘲笑他人幼稚的想法。
她以一种稚拙的笔触描绘风景。
那份稚朴的真诚感动了所有人。
成熟与稚拙在他的画风中奇妙融合。
他早已褪去了青春的稚气，变得沉稳。