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The character "涟", with its traditional form "漣", structurally integrates the water radical (氵) with the component "連" (simplified to "连"), which provides phonetic guidance and contributes the conceptual sense of connection or succession. Etymologically, it originated to describe the specific phenomenon of ripples or small waves on water, emphasizing their continuous and linked appearance. Over centuries, its semantic scope broadened slightly to encompass analogous forms of flowing movement, such as in the term "泪涟涟" where it depicts streams of tears, thereby maintaining its fundamental association with liquid motion while allowing for figurative application.
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湖面泛起阵阵涟漪。
她的眼中泪光涟涟。
微风过后，池塘里涟波荡漾。
往事如清涟，在心中泛起。
她涟涟的泪水打湿了衣襟。
秋雨涟洏，更添几分愁绪。
离别的愁思，在他心中泛起难以平息的涟漪。
感情的涟波，有时比海上的风暴更难预测。