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The character "淘" is structured with the water radical on the left and the component "匋" on the right, where the radical indicates its original association with water-based actions, specifically denoting the process of washing or rinsing substances such as rice. From this concrete sense, its meaning broadened to encompass the idea of sifting or eliminating through a fluid process, as seen in the term for elimination. Subsequently, it acquired a figurative usage to describe playful or mischievous behavior, likely drawing from the imagery of water's agitated movement.
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这个小孩真淘气。
妈妈在厨房里淘米。
旧手机被淘汰了。
我喜欢在淘宝上购物。
他们去河边淘金。
淘洗蔬菜时要仔细。
他到处淘换旧书。
经过多次淘汰赛，他终于进入了决赛。