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纪 is the simplified form of 紀, a phono-semantic compound combining the silk radical (糸 → 纟) and the phonetic 己. The silk component points to the original act of sorting silk threads to find the main one. This notion of ordering threads then expanded metaphorically to mean recording, establishing rules, and maintaining discipline, and from there came to denote a period of time, era, or historical age through its link to chronological organization.
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我们必须遵守纪律。
他爷爷参加过纪念活动。
这是一个历史性的事件。
这种违法行为已记录在案。
这部纪录片非常感人。
那个地区的地质纪元很古老。
根据史书记载，那是个动荡的世纪。
他年纪轻轻就取得了卓越的成就。
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