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The character for "mute", existing in the simplified form "哑" and traditional form "啞", is structurally composed of the mouth radical "口" on the left and the component "亚" or "亞" on the right, with the latter historically providing phonetic guidance. Etymologically, this formation consistently denotes an inability to speak, directly linked to the "口" radical's association with speech or sound. While the core meaning centers on muteness, the character has also been applied to convey hoarseness or muffled, indistinct sounds. The traditional form "啞" incorporates the more complex "亞" component, which was graphically reduced to "亚" in the simplified variant, yet both constructions maintain the same fundamental phono-semantic relationship.
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我的声音沙哑了。
那个哑巴不能说话。
他每天举哑铃锻炼。
我们看了一场哑剧。
聋哑人使用手语交流。
因为感冒，他的嗓子哑了。
在嘈杂的环境中，他喊哑了嗓子。
尽管他天生哑巴，但通过努力学会了阅读和写作。