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The character '濒', simplified from the traditional form '瀕', etymologically connects to water through its left-hand water radical, with the component '频' serving primarily a phonetic function. Originally denoting the bank or margin of a river or sea, its meaning broadened from this concrete physical reference to express the abstract idea of being near to or on the point of something, such as a state or event. This semantic expansion retained the character's structural integrity, where the water element continues to hint at its lexical origins while the phonetic component sustains its sound association across the shift from a literal to a figurative usage.
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河流濒临干涸。
这种植物濒危了。
公司濒临破产。
他濒死时被救了。
海岸线濒临污染。
濒危物种需要保护。
由于过度捕捞，许多鱼类濒临灭绝。
在濒临崩溃的边缘，他找到了希望。