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It has something to do with the etymology of the character 样. Etymology is the study of the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.
样 is simplified Chinese and its corresponding traditional form is 樣. Most of the simplified Chinese characters in use today are the result of the works moderated by the mainland government in 50s and 60s. If we want to know the origin of a character, we need to look at its traditional form: 樣
樣 is made up of two parts: 木 on the left side, and 羕 on the right side. 木 means "wood" and the original meaning of 羕 is "clear waves on the surface of a water body". These two together form 樣, and the original meaning of 樣 is "wavy growth rings found on wood". This meaning of 樣 became obsolete and lost throughout history.
For 樣's original form in the seal script and bronzeware script, please refer to this link: http://www.renlu.net/html/jiaguwenzidian_5340.html
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1. 样 can be used to describe the physical appearance or shape of something or someone. For example:
- 这个房子的样子很漂亮。(Zhège fángzi de yàngzi hěn piàoliang.) - The appearance of this house is very beautiful.
- 她的样子很特别。(Tā de yàngzi hěn tèbié.) - Her appearance is very unique.
2. 样 can also refer to a sample or a small portion of something that represents the whole. For example:
- 我们可以先试试这个样品。(Wǒmen kěyǐ xiān shìshì zhège yàngpǐn.) - We can try this sample first.
- 这是我们公司的产品样品。(Zhè shì wǒmen gōngsī de chǎnpǐn yàngpǐn.) - This is a sample of our company's product.
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