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The character 诰 refers to an imperial decree or formal proclamation, typically issued by an emperor to bestow a title or honor. It is a phono-semantic compound with the speech radical 讠 (yán) on the left, placing it within the category of speech or official declarations. The right side is the component 告 (gào), meaning "to tell" or "to announce", which provides both the pronunciation and reinforces the semantic sense of proclamation. Its traditional form 誥 uses the unsimplified speech radical 言 alongside the same phonetic element. The term specifically denotes authoritative, governmental notifications rather than everyday conversation.
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这本书记载了古代诰命。
皇帝颁布了一道诰谕。
在博物馆里看到了一份诰封。
诰文的内容非常严肃。
古代诰命通常用文言文书写。
研究者仔细分析了那份诰书的真伪。
诰令的颁布意味着政策的重大变化。
由于诰谕的权威性，官员们必须严格遵守。