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The character 距 is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the semantic component 足, meaning foot, and the phonetic component 巨. Its original meaning referred to the spur on a rooster's leg, a physical projection from the foot, which later extended to denote the concept of distance or interval through an association with measurement implied by the component 巨. This semantic shift from a concrete object to an abstract measurement led to its contemporary usage primarily indicating spatial or temporal separation.
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我家距离学校很近。
现在距离假期还有一周。
这两个城市之间的距离是三百公里。
距上次见面已经过去半年了。
据估计，距地球最近的恒星是太阳。
由于距离太远，我们决定乘坐飞机去。
历史事件距今越久，细节就越模糊。
在测量两颗行星之间的距离时，天文学家使用了先进的技术。