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The character "汰" structurally integrates the water radical with the component "太", which provides phonetic guidance and echoes a sense of excess or intensity, pointing to an etymological origin centered around water's action. Its early meanings were concretely tied to washing or rinsing, specifically describing the process of using water to carry off impurities or unwanted matter. Over time, this literal sense broadened into more abstract applications, such as the idea of removing or selecting out, evident in formations like "淘汰", which denotes weeding out or eliminating through a sifting process. This shift from denoting a physical cleansing to representing metaphorical removal illustrates a gradual semantic expansion while maintaining the character's foundational association with liquid and flow.
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我们要淘汰旧衣服。
公司淘汰了旧设备。
这些产品需要汰换。
汰旧换新是常事。
他们在汰选优质种子。
市场竞争激烈，劣质品被淘汰。
环保政策要求汰换高耗能电器。
在进化过程中，不适应环境的物种会被自然淘汰。