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The character 涟 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the water radical 氵 (a reduced form of 水) on the left with the phonetic component 连 (lián) on the right; the traditional form 漣 uses the unsimplified character 連. The water radical indicates the character's association with water, while 连 supplies its pronunciation. Originally, 涟 refers to the small, continuous ripples that spread across the surface of a body of water. This vivid image later gave rise to a poetic usage in which it describes tears flowing ceaselessly, like rippling water cascading down.
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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。
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