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叹 is the simplified form of the traditional character 嘆, a phonosemantic compound in which 口 provides the meaning "mouth" and 𦰩 (the phonetic element seen in 漢 and 難) supplies the sound. In the simplification, the complex 𦰩 is replaced with 又, a character that originally depicted a right hand but here functions as a simpler phonetic marker. The character means to sigh, an audible exhale that conveys emotions like grief, frustration, admiration, or sudden realization.
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他叹了一口气。
她常常叹息命运。
我感叹时间过得真快。
大家赞叹他的勇敢。
我对他的技巧叹服不已。
看到美景，她不禁叹息。
他叹了一口气，然后继续工作。
每当想起往事，他总会感叹人生的无常。
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