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The character 渎 (traditional form 瀆) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic radical 氵 (shuǐ), meaning water, connects the character to its original sense of a waterway. The phonetic component is 卖 (mài; traditional 賣). Originally, 渎 referred to a major river channel, drain, or large ditch flowing into the sea. It later developed an abstract meaning of disrespect or profanation, as seen in the word 亵渎 (xiè dú), meaning to blaspheme or desecrate.
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不要亵渎神灵。
渎职是严重的错误。
他因渎职被开除了。
这种行为是对法律的亵渎。
官员渎职会损害公众利益。
亵渎圣地是不可饶恕的罪过。
他的言论亵渎了传统文化的尊严。
对于渎职行为，必须依法严肃处理。