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The character "凉", with its traditional form written as "涼", etymologically derives from the semantic component of water (氵) combined with the phonetic and semantic component "京", which originally signified a raised mound or height. This structure conceptually suggests a coolness emanating from water or a draft in an elevated place. Over time, its core meaning settled on describing a moderate, pleasant coldness, as in cool air or water, distinct from extreme cold. This sense naturally extended to describe things that are cool to the touch and metaphorically to moods or situations that are冷淡 (cool, indifferent) or bleak. In its simplified form, the water radical was replaced with the ice radical (冫), a glyphic alteration that more directly aligns with the concept of cold, while the phonetic component "京" was retained, streamlining the character without fundamentally altering its established semantic field.
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今天天气很凉。
我喝了一杯凉水。
晚上的风有点凉。
这里夏天很凉快。
他的态度让我心凉。
虽然外面很热，但屋里很凉。
因为空调开得太低，所以感觉有点凉。
秋雨过后，空气中弥漫着凉意。