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The character 遏 is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the radical 辶, derived from 辵 and indicating movement, combined with the component 曷, which primarily provides phonetic guidance. Etymologically, this construction reflects the concept of impeding or stopping motion, a meaning consistently present from its early usage. Over time, while its fundamental sense of restraining or suppressing remained central, the application of 遏 expanded from denoting physical hindrance to encompassing more abstract forms of control, such as curbing influences or halting processes, as evidenced in classical and modern compounds like 遏制 and 遏止.
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遏制通货膨胀是政府的首要任务。
我们必须遏制这种不良风气的蔓延。
任何力量都无法遏止历史的车轮。
政府采取强力措施来遏止暴力犯罪。
新政策旨在遏抑房价的过快上涨。
他的怒气如同洪流，难以遏抑。
这种药物的作用是遏阻癌细胞的扩散。
军民携手，成功阻遏了敌人的攻势。