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The character "涤", whose traditional form is "滌", originates from the concept of washing or cleansing, as clearly indicated by its water radical (氵). Its etymology is tied to the action of removing impurities, with the right-hand component in the traditional character, "條", serving a primarily phonetic function while also carrying a connotation of order or stripping away. Over centuries, its core meaning of physical cleansing, as in washing away dirt from objects, expanded metaphorically to encompass the purification of abstract concepts, such as one's mind or heart. The modern simplified form "涤" retains the essential water radical but replaces the complex phonetic element with the simpler "条", preserving the character's fundamental semantic core while altering its compositional structure.
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这件衣服需要洗涤。
她用涤纶面料做裙子。
洗衣机正在涤洗衣物。
清风涤荡了夏日的闷热。
他的心灵被忏悔涤净了。
这种洗洁精能有效涤除油污。
我们要涤除思想中的糟粕。
该工厂致力于涤清工业废水。