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The character 亵 (traditional: 褻) is a phono-semantic compound originally meaning undergarments or intimate home clothing. Its traditional form is structured with the clothing radical 衣 (yī) split into top and bottom sections, enclosing the phonetic component 埶 (yì) at the center. The simplified form retains this split-radical structure but replaces the central phonetic element with the simpler component 执 (zhí). Since such garments were considered unsuitable for formal public settings, the character’s meaning broadened to refer to behaviors that are overly familiar, disrespectful, irreverent, or indecent.
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他亵渎了神圣的地方。
不要亵玩他人的感情。
这件亵衣很舒适。
他的行为亵渎了宗教信仰。
亵渎神明是不可原谅的。
她用亵渎的语言侮辱了典礼。
古代亵衣的设计与现代不同。
尽管他声称无意亵渎，但言行仍冒犯了众多信徒。