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The character "湘" originally designated the Xiang River, its composition integrating the water radical to denote a flowing body of water alongside the component "相", which functions phonetically. From this primary hydronomic meaning, the term's application broadened over centuries to refer metonymically to the entire region traversed by the river, particularly the area of modern Hunan province. This semantic expansion facilitated the character's use in forming compounds related to regional attributes, such as Hunanese cuisine and the Xiang linguistic group, while its etymological and structural foundation remains inherently tied to its initial aquatic reference.
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湘江非常长。
湘菜非常辣。
我喜欢湘菜的味道。
我们去湘西旅游。
湘绣是中国传统艺术。
湘江流经湖南省多个城市。
因为湘剧独特，所以很多人喜欢看。
在湘方言区，人们通常用湘语交流。