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The character "贴", evolving from its traditional form "貼", combines the semantic component "貝" representing shell currency or wealth with the phonetic element "占", initially denoting the act of pawning or offering collateral in financial transactions. Over centuries, its semantic range broadened significantly, moving from this specialized monetary context to encompass the physical action of pasting or adhering one substance to another, while also acquiring the abstract sense of providing a subsidy or allowance, thereby reflecting an extension from concrete economic pledges to both material attachment and fiscal support.
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我在墙上贴海报
她贴心地帮我拿行李
妈妈补贴了我的生活费
请把邮票贴在信封上
这个贴纸很漂亮我想买
公司为员工提供了交通补贴
他贴切地描述了当时的场景
为了环保我们应该减少使用贴膜产品