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The character 浚 is a phono-semantic compound, with the water radical 氵 on the left indicating its connection to water or liquid contexts, and the phonetic component 夋 on the right. Its primary meaning is the verb “to dredge” or “to deepen” a waterway, such as a river or canal, to improve flow or prevent flooding. From this concept of digging deep into water, it also acquired a secondary adjectival sense meaning “profound” or “exceptionally deep,” which occasionally appears in formal literary descriptions of intellectual or emotional depth.
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我们需要疏浚这条河。
市政府计划疏浚河道。
每年春天都要疏浚水库。
疏浚工程改善了水质。
浚井是为了获取清洁水源。
他们用大型机械疏浚港口。
由于泥沙淤积，必须疏浚河流。
经过多年的疏浚，这条运河终于恢复了通航能力。