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The character 吁 has two distinct meanings based on pronunciation. As xū, it functions as an exclamation or sigh, with the mouth radical 口 indicating a vocal action and 于 providing the sound. Pronounced as yù, it is the simplified form of the traditional character 籲, which combines the bamboo radical 竹, the flute component 龠, and the head radical 頁 to express the meaning of earnestly imploring or calling out to others. This simplification merged two historically separate characters, one for a sigh, the other for a formal appeal, into a single modern character through phonetic resemblance.
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我们呼吁世界和平。
政府呼吁市民节约用水。
他们吁请社会关注环保。
灾民吁求更多援助。
他跑得气喘吁吁。
专家吁请立法保护野生动物。
他独自吁叹人生的无常。
在会议上，代表们吁请国际社会共同应对气候变化。