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羡, meaning to envy or admire, originates from an ideogrammic compound depicting desire for something appetizing. Its traditional form 羨 combines the upper radical 羊 (sheep), which often represents something desirable or delicious in Chinese etymology, with the lower component 㳄, indicating saliva or drooling. Together, the structure conveys the literal image of drooling over a plump sheep, which evolved into the broader concept of coveting or admiring what others possess. The modern character simplifies the bottom section from 㳄 to 次 while retaining the core phonetic and structural identity established by the sheep component.
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我很羡慕你。
他羡慕我的新车。
我们都羡慕她的成功。
孩子们羡慕天空中的小鸟。
我羡慕他能说流利的外语。
她羡慕那些周游世界的人。
虽然生活艰辛，但他从不羡慕别人的富贵。
每当看到别人取得成就时，他内心不禁涌起一丝羡慕之情。