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The character 逗 is structured with the walking radical 辶 and the component 豆, which functions as a phonetic element while also denoting a bean or container. Etymologically, this combination originally conveyed the idea of pausing or lingering in movement, as inferred from the radical associated with walking. Over time, its meaning extended to include actions like teasing or amusing, likely stemming from the concept of engaging someone so as to cause a momentary halt or reaction. This semantic expansion resulted in modern applications such as 逗笑 for provoking laughter and 逗留 for a brief stay, alongside its use in 逗号 to represent a comma, which aligns with its initial sense of a pause.
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他在逗小狗玩。
妹妹被哥哥逗笑了。
我们在公园逗留了一会儿。
别逗我了，我说真的。
他经常用笑话逗大家开心。
小猫逗得孩子们哈哈大笑。
他在会议上逗趣的发言缓解了紧张气氛。
尽管天气不好，他们还是在海边逗留了整个下午。