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The character 邻 (traditional: 鄰) is built with the right-side radical 阝, derived from 邑, which signifies a settlement or city and indicates a connection to human habitation. Its phonetic component differs between forms: 令 in the simplified version and 粦 in the traditional one. The core meaning refers to people or places that are physically close, translating to neighbors or neighboring areas, and historically denoted basic household administrative groupings. This concept of proximity encompasses both nearby residents and the abstract idea of closeness, forming compounds that describe adjacent territories, close relationships, and border regions.
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他是我的邻居。
我家邻居很友好。
中国有很多邻国。
我的邻座同学在睡觉。
邻居帮助我找到了猫。
我们和邻国关系很好。
邻家的小孩经常来玩。
相邻的两家公司正在合作。