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The character "慌" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, integrating the heart radical "忄" with the component "荒", which provides both phonetic guidance and semantic association with concepts of desolation and neglect. Etymologically, this combination originally conveyed a sense of the heart being in a disordered or unsettled state, akin to untamed land, leading to early meanings that encompassed general confusion or disarray. Over centuries, its application narrowed to specifically describe internal emotional experiences, now predominantly denoting feelings of panic, fluster, or nervousness, while its written form has remained consistent without a separate traditional variant.
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他看起来很慌张。
别慌，我们还有时间。
听到消息后，她开始慌乱。
我慌忙中忘记了带钥匙。
因为考试没准备好，他心里很慌。
看到火灾，人们慌张地跑出大楼。
在这种紧急情况下，保持冷静比慌张更重要。
尽管内心十分慌乱，他表面上还是显得镇定自若。