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The character 袋, meaning bag or sack, is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the semantic component 衣, indicating cloth or clothing, and the phonetic component 代, providing its pronunciation. This formation links the character to fabric-based containers, and its early recorded uses refer to bags crafted from materials like leather or woven textiles. Over time, the primary meaning of 袋 has stayed focused on a flexible container, while also extending to function as a measure word for quantities held in such bags, such as in "一袋米" for a bag of rice.
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这个袋子很重。
他的口袋里有钱。
她把苹果放进塑料袋。
超市卖袋装的面包。
我用档案袋整理文件。
袋鼠是澳大利亚的动物。
冰袋可以用来缓解疼痛。
这个手提袋的袋口很宽。