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The character 晒 is the simplified form of the traditional character 曬, which is composed of the semantic component 日 (sun) and the phonetic component 麗. The simplified form 晒 replaced the complex phonetic with 西, which also suggests a sound, while retaining the sun radical to indicate its relation to sunlight. Originally, the character’s core meaning was to expose something to the sun, specifically for drying or warming. Over time, its usage expanded beyond the literal act of sunning objects to include the metaphorical sense of publicly displaying or exposing something, such as personal items or information, to an audience.
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我喜欢晒太阳。
妈妈把衣服晒在阳台上。
晒过的被子很暖和。
夏天晒太阳要注意防晒。
他经常在朋友圈晒美食。
晒黑了的皮肤看起来更健康。
为了避免晒伤，她涂了防晒霜。
尽管天气炎热，他还是坚持晒完了所有谷物。