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The character "蹋" is structured as a semantic-phonetic compound, with the "足" radical on the left consistently signaling its association with foot-based actions, while the traditional right-hand component "𦐇" historically provided phonetic guidance. Its core meaning has long been connected to the act of treading or stamping down, but through extended use, it acquired additional layers such as trampling or wanton destruction, evident in formative compounds like "糟蹋" which implies wasting or ruining. While the essential notion of applying pressure with the foot persists, the character's graphical form was later simplified by replacing "𦐇" with "沓" as the phonetic element, yet this alteration did not substantially shift its fundamental semantic scope.
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不要糟蹋粮食。
他经常糟蹋自己的时间。
战争践蹋了这片土地。
我们不能糟蹋大自然赋予的资源。
他的行为简直是在践蹋别人的尊严。
避免糟蹋食物是我们每个人的责任。
历史的车轮无情地践蹋过那些古老的文明。
如果我们继续糟蹋环境，未来将不堪设想。