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The character "滥", in its traditional form "濫", combines the water radical with the component "監", which historically provided phonetic guidance and hinted at concepts of monitoring or containment, originally denoting the overflowing of water or a flood. This literal meaning gradually extended metaphorically to describe actions or things that are excessive, indiscriminate, or beyond proper limits, reflecting a semantic shift from physical inundation to abstract surplus. The simplified form "滥" retains the water radical while incorporating "监" as a streamlined phonetic element, maintaining the character's core association with liquid excess. Over time, its application expanded from describing natural phenomena to encompassing figurative uses such as in "滥用" for abuse or "泛滥" for proliferation, illustrating how its fundamental concept of overflow was adapted to convey broader notions of undue extent.
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不要滥用互联网资源。
河水泛滥造成了灾害。
滥伐森林破坏环境。
公司严禁滥用公司资金。
由于滥捕，鱼类资源减少了。
这种滥收费的现象必须制止。
如果继续滥垦土地，生态环境将恶化。
尽管法律禁止滥砍滥伐，但一些地区仍然存在。