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The character 绳, traditional form 繩, is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component is the silk radical 纟, indicating a connection to textiles and cords. The right component in the traditional form, 黽, originally depicting a frog, functions here as the phonetic element, later simplified to 黾 in the modern character. The primary meaning refers to ropes or cords used for binding. This concrete sense of a measuring line extended abstractly to mean rules, regulations, and the act of restraining or aligning to a standard.
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这是一条绳子。
绳子很结实。
我用绳子绑东西。
他买了一条新绳子。
我们需要长绳子。
那条绳子在桌子上。
如果你有绳子，我们可以用它来固定帐篷。
为了避免危险，工人们必须检查绳子的安全性。