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The character 沆 is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component, the water radical 氵, places it in the category of liquids or atmospheric moisture, while the phonetic element 亢 on the right provides its sound. Historically, 沆 refers to mist, heavy dew, or a broad expanse of vapor, often describing atmospheric conditions over water or in lowlands. It is best known from the idiom "沆瀣一气", which originally depicted the blending of evening dew and morning mist but later came to describe people colluding for questionable purposes.
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