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The character "渭" originated as a dedicated written form for the Wei River, a significant tributary within the Yellow River system, and its composition exemplifies the phono-semantic structuring common in Chinese script, featuring the water radical "氵" to semantically categorize it as a waterway alongside the component "胃" which primarily functions as a phonetic element suggesting its sound. While the graphic form itself has maintained this consistent arrangement over long periods, the meaning of the character has remained narrowly and specifically topographical, almost exclusively denoting that particular river and the associated valley region throughout historical texts, without expanding into other semantic domains or undergoing significant metaphorical shifts. Its enduring application as a proper name for a geographical feature has thus ensured a stable etymological and functional trajectory within the language.
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渭河是中国的一条河流。
我们打算去渭南旅游。
渭河的水很清澈。
他在渭河边长大。
渭河两岸的风景非常优美。
西安位于渭河流域的中部。
治理渭河污染需要长期努力。
渭河与泾河的交汇处形成了奇观。