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The character 沅 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the water radical 氵 combined with the phonetic component 元, designed specifically to denote the Yuan River in China. Its structure has consistently utilized the water radical to indicate its semantic association with rivers, while 元 provides the approximate pronunciation. Over time, the character has been employed almost exclusively as a proper noun for this river and for toponyms derived from it, with its core meaning remaining tied to that original geographical reference without expanding into other semantic domains.
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沅江是湖南的一条河流。
沅江流经常德市。
沅江两岸风景很美。
我们坐船游览了沅江。
沅江流域的历史很悠久。
洞庭湖汇聚了湘资沅澧四水。
沅水的水质保护至关重要。
他专注于研究沅湘地区的文化。