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The character "浚", whose traditional form is written as "濬", derives from the semantic field of water management, specifically denoting the act of dredging or deepening a riverbed, as indicated by its water radical (氵) combined with a phonetic component. In the simplified construction, the right-hand element is "夋", which primarily provides phonetic guidance, whereas the traditional form incorporates "睿", a component that also carries connotations of depth and penetration. Originally, the term applied strictly to the physical excavation of waterways, but its usage gradually broadened to encompass metaphorical extensions, such as the deepening of thought or the thorough investigation of a subject, thus reflecting a semantic expansion from tangible actions to abstract intellectual processes.
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我们需要疏浚这条河。
市政府计划疏浚河道。
每年春天都要疏浚水库。
疏浚工程改善了水质。
浚井是为了获取清洁水源。
他们用大型机械疏浚港口。
由于泥沙淤积，必须疏浚河流。
经过多年的疏浚，这条运河终于恢复了通航能力。