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The character '纯' finds its origins in the traditional form '純', which combines the silk radical '糸' with the phonetic element '屯', initially denoting the quality of fine, unmixed silk. This structural composition anchored the character in the tangible realm of textiles, where it specified a material purity, but over time its application shifted to abstract qualities such as genuineness, simplicity, and moral integrity. The semantic expansion was facilitated by the radical's association with refinement and the phonetic component's role in sound, allowing the core idea of an unadulterated state to transcend its original context while retaining its fundamental conceptual structure.
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这水很纯净。
她是个单纯的孩子。
他的动机很纯正。
这种颜色很纯。
这件衣服是纯棉的。
她的爱很纯洁。
虽然环境复杂，但他保持纯真的心。
在商业社会中，纯友谊显得格外珍贵。