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The character for foolishness or infatuation, originally depicted in its traditional form as "癡", combines the sickness radical "疒" with the component "疑" indicating doubt, thereby conceptually framing folly as a form of mental ailment or confusion. Its structural evolution led to the simplified form "痴", which replaces the phonetic element with "知" meaning knowledge, creating an inherent contradiction that implies folly may stem from or intersect with awareness. Historically, the term's meaning shifted from denoting simple stupidity to encompassing a broader spectrum of irrational fixation, such as obsessive love or single-minded devotion, illustrating how the character's semantic field adapted to describe states where intense emotion overrides reason.
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他痴迷游戏。
她对音乐非常痴迷。
孩子痴笑个不停。
老人患有痴呆症。
不要对过去太痴情。
因为他痴迷网络，所以成绩下降。
尽管他痴心一片，但她并不在意。
如果继续痴迷于不切实际的梦想，你可能会错过现实中的机会。