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The character 锢, with its traditional form 錮, is structured with a metal radical (金, simplified to 钅) and the phonetic component 固, which denotes solidity. Its original meaning involved the act of sealing or repairing objects by pouring molten metal, a specific technique in metalworking. This concrete sense gradually broadened to represent more abstract forms of confinement and obstruction, leading to its modern use in terms such as 禁锢, meaning to imprison, and 锢疾, referring to a persistent illness, where it conveys the idea of being firmly fixed or prevented.
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传统观念禁锢了社会。
她试图禁锢自己的记忆。
他们用铁链锢住了大门。
法律不应禁锢言论自由。
这种技术能禁锢有害物质。
长期禁锢会导致心理问题。
锢疾难医，需要耐心治疗。
在专制统治下，思想禁锢尤为严重。