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The character "浪" is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the water radical (氵) indicating its association with aquatic concepts and the component "良" providing phonetic guidance, originally referring specifically to water waves. Over time, its semantic range expanded beyond physical waves to encompass notions of unrestrained movement or behavior, leading to derived meanings such as wastefulness in "浪费" and dissoluteness in "浪荡", while still retaining its core aquatic reference in compounds like "波浪". This evolution reflects a shift from a concrete natural phenomenon to abstract human actions characterized by excess or fluidity.
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今天的海浪很大。
他喜欢看浪花。
不要浪费食物。
浪费时间是错误的。
他们的爱情很浪漫。
海浪拍打着岩石。
虽然海浪很大，但他还是去游泳了。
他浪费了无数机会，现在后悔莫及。