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The character "爽" presents a symmetrical structure with "大" at its center surrounded by four "乂" marks, a visual arrangement that originally suggested dispersion or radiating clarity, leading to its early associations with brightness and distinctness in classical contexts. Over time, its meaning shifted from describing physical clarity, such as clear weather or lucid understanding, to encompassing sensory and emotional experiences of refreshment and invigoration, like a cool breeze or a straightforward satisfaction. In contemporary usage, while it retains these positive connotations of crispness and pleasure, it has also developed a colloquial sense denoting something going awry or becoming deviant, illustrating a semantic expansion from tangible attributes to abstract states. Its form has remained consistent without a simplified variant, allowing its structural balance to continue echoing the conceptual tension between harmony and divergence.
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今天天气很凉爽。
他做事很爽快。
这杯果汁喝起来很爽口。
洗完澡后感觉特别爽。
他爽快地答应了我们的请求。
凉爽的微风让人心情舒畅。
他性格爽朗，大家都喜欢他。
在炎热的夏天，喝一瓶冰水真是爽极了。