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The character "镑", representing the pound currency unit, originated as a phono-semantic construct designed to transliterate the English word "pound" into Chinese, with its traditional form "鎊" combining the metal radical "金" to denote money and the phonetic component "旁" to approximate the sound. This structural logic is maintained in the simplified form "镑", where the metal radical is rendered as "钅" while the phonetic element remains unchanged, reflecting its consistent role in denoting foreign currency. Since its adoption into the Chinese lexicon, the character has carried a specialized monetary meaning, exclusively referring to currency units like the British pound sterling without semantic drift, thus anchoring it firmly within financial and trade terminology.
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这是一英镑。
我换了十英镑。
英镑汇率很高。
这本书价格五英镑。
他每月赚几千英镑。
英镑对美元升值了。
我们需要更多英镑来投资。
中央银行干预了英镑市场。