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The traditional character 陣 combines the mound radical 阝 with the chariot component 車, structurally conveying the idea of chariots arranged on terrain, which originally defined its meaning as a military formation or battle array. This concrete sense of a tactical deployment gradually extended to describe any organized pattern or grouping, such as a阵雨 denoting a brief, organized period of rain. The simplified form 阵 maintains this etymological logic by substituting the traditional 車 with its simplified counterpart 车, yet continues to embody the notion of an array. Over time, the character's usage expanded beyond physical arrangements to encompass abstract temporal concepts, like a short period or episode of activity, indicating a semantic shift from spatial configurations to intermittent events or conditions.
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刚才下了一阵雨。
他感到一阵疼痛。
战士们坚守阵地。
这场阵雨来得突然。
公司公布了新的阵容。
阵风把树吹得摇晃。
他在战场上摆开阵势。
经过一阵激烈的讨论，他们达成了协议。