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The character for "cool" or "cold" appears as "凉" in its simplified form and "涼" in the traditional form, with both sharing a common etymological origin where the traditional structure combines the water radical "氵" with the phonetic component "京", while the simplified variant substitutes the water radical with the ice radical "冫" to accentuate the association with low temperature. Initially denoting physical coolness, the character's meaning broadened over centuries to encompass metaphorical senses, such as describing an indifferent attitude or a situation perceived as bleak, yet it retained its fundamental reference to a lack of warmth.
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今天天气很凉。
我喝了一杯凉水。
晚上的风有点凉。
这里夏天很凉快。
他的态度让我心凉。
虽然外面很热，但屋里很凉。
因为空调开得太低，所以感觉有点凉。
秋雨过后，空气中弥漫着凉意。