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The character "铜" for copper originated as a phono-semantic compound, where the metal radical indicated its semantic field and the component "同" provided phonetic approximation, a structure visible in the traditional form "銅" with its radical "金". While the character's primary meaning has consistently referred to the metal copper, its usage broadened in historical contexts to encompass copper-based artifacts and the descriptive term for a copper-like color. Although the graphical representation of the metal component has undergone modification over time, the essential relationship between the character's meaning and its phonetic element has been maintained throughout its evolution.
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我家有一个铜锅。
铜常用于制作电线。
这尊铜像非常古老。
古代人们使用铜钱交易。
铜的导电性比铁好得多。
这个地区富含铜矿资源。
由于铜价上涨，生产成本增加了。
工程师们正在研究如何回收废旧铜材。