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The character "裹" is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the semantic component "衣" meaning clothing and the phonetic component "果", which together originally conveyed the act of wrapping or bundling with cloth. Its etymology is directly associated with enclosing or covering an object, as reflected in early textual uses where it denoted binding or swathing. Over time, the meaning broadened from physical encasement to include more abstract senses of envelopment or involvement, such as in terms like "包裹" for a package, while the structural integrity of "衣" surrounding "果" continues to visually imply containment.
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这个包裹很轻。
她用围巾裹着头。
婴儿被毯子裹着。
他裹紧大衣走出门。
面包裹着巧克力酱。
伤口需要用纱布裹好。
他把礼物裹在彩纸里。
云雾裹住了整个山峰。