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The character "愤", with its traditional form "憤", structurally integrates the heart radical 忄 with the phonetic component "贲", a construction that inherently suggests an upheaval of inner feeling. Etymologically, this alignment originally conveyed a sense of accumulated emotional energy or mental agitation, a broader concept evident in early literary contexts where it described a state of being profoundly stirred or congested with passion. Through historical usage, its meaning gradually condensed from that generalized fervor into a more specific denotation of anger or moral indignation, reflecting a linguistic refinement where the character's application became primarily associated with resentful reaction and wrathful response, thereby narrowing its earlier semantic field while retaining its core link to emotional disturbance.
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他很愤怒。
这种行为令人愤慨。
他愤愤不平地走了。
他的演讲充满了悲愤。
她愤然退出了那个组织。
这种不公平的待遇激起了公愤。
他怀着满腔愤懑写下了这篇文章。
公众对这种不公正现象感到无比愤慨。