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The character 诸 is a phono-semantic compound with the speech radical 讠 on the left, indicating a link to spoken language, and the phonetic component 者 on the right. In classical texts, it often served as a contraction of the prepositions 之 and 乎, functioning as a grammatical particle to streamline formal sentences. Over time, it also acquired the meaning of "all", "various", or "every". In modern usage, 诸 primarily acts as a plural marker before nouns to denote a multitude or collective group.
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他遇到诸多问题。
诸如苹果、香蕉等水果很受欢迎。
诸位同学，请认真听讲。
这本书涵盖诸多主题。
我们考虑了诸多因素。
诸如天气、交通等条件影响旅行。
诸位专家发表了不同意见。
在处理诸多复杂情况时，需要耐心。