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The character 晃, which remains consistent in both traditional and simplified systems, is structured with the sun radical 日 positioned above the component 光, meaning light, creating a direct visual etymology of intense, shining sunlight that can dazzle the eyes. This original sense of brilliance or brightness, as found in classical texts, provided the logical foundation for its later development into a verb meaning to shake or flash, evoking the visual effect of shimmering or unsteady light. From this core idea of a flickering or moving illumination, the character’s meaning extended further to describe physical unsteadiness or swaying, as something that appears to shake before one’s eyes, thereby connecting the perception of radiant light to the experience of oscillation and instability.
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小船在水面晃动。
孩子高兴地晃着玩具。
他晃了晃手里的杯子。
灯光晃动，影子也在动。
她被晃眼的车灯吓了一跳。
地震时，整个房子都在晃动。
他晃动着旗帜，向人群致意。
尽管他努力保持平衡，身体还是不由自主地晃了一下。