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The character "没" originates from the concept of submersion in water, as seen in its traditional form "沒" which is structured with the water radical 氵 combined with the component 殳. This composition initially denoted the physical action of sinking, but its application broadened over centuries to encompass meanings of disappearance or being lost. Eventually, it adopted its modern function as a negation word used to express absence or the lack of something, marking a transition from a concrete verb to an abstract indicator of non-existence.
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我没有手表。
他昨天没回家。
我没听到电话声。
这个地方没人来过。
如果你没时间，就别去了。
他根本没考虑我的建议。
由于没做好准备，我们失败了。
尽管没收到正式通知，他还是知道了。