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The character "凋" depicts withering or decline through its structural composition, which combines the ice radical (冫) on the left with the phonetic component "周" (zhōu) on the right, a formation that directly links the idea to the damaging effects of frost and cold. Its core meaning has consistently centered on the process of fading, withering, or falling away, as seen in plants or leaves succumbing to winter. Over time, this concrete sense of physical decay expanded into more abstract and metaphorical applications, allowing the character to describe the decline of institutions, the fading of vitality, or the dwindling of populations, thereby retaining its fundamental essence of gradual diminishment while broadening its contextual usage.
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花园里的花儿凋谢了。
秋天树叶凋零。
寒冷的冬天让花草凋谢。
战争后经济凋敝。
他的梦想随着时间凋零了。
由于缺乏照顾，这些植物逐渐凋谢。
那个古老的文化正在慢慢凋零。
在严酷的环境下，不止是植物，连人的希望也会凋谢。