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The character for weaving, originally represented in its traditional form as "織", integrates the silk radical "糸" with the phonetic and semantic component "戠", which carries connotations of patterning or marking, thus conceptually depicting the orderly creation of fabric on a loom. Its core meaning has consistently centered on the act of interlacing threads to form textile, yet this concrete action expanded metaphorically to describe any intricate process of fabrication or construction, such as in "組織" meaning to organize or a tissue. Structurally, the character underwent a streamlining where the complex "戠" component was replaced by the simpler "只", resulting in the modern form "织", which retains the essential silk radical but with a more abbreviated phonetic indicator, reflecting a historical trend towards orthographic efficiency while preserving the original conceptual framework of threaded creation.
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妈妈在织毛衣。
蜘蛛在织一张网。
这种布是用丝绸织的。
她组织了一次班级活动。
这些故事交织在一起。
我们要编织自己的梦想。
公司有着严密的组织结构。
灯光与树影交织出梦幻的氛围。