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The character 膺 is a formal, literary term originally denoting the chest or breast. Structurally, it is a vertically-oriented phono-semantic compound. The lower component is the flesh radical 月, derived from 肉 (meat), which provides the semantic category of body parts or anatomy. The upper portion is 雁 (yàn, wild goose), serving as the phonetic element indicating pronunciation, though it may also evoke the broad chest of a bird. While its anatomical sense remains valid, 膺 is now more commonly used as a formal verb meaning to bear, receive, or personally undertake a significant responsibility.
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他的膺部受伤了。
这枚奖章他当之无愧地荣膺。
那位将军膺惩了叛军。
这位科学家膺选了院士。
人民将永远铭记那些膺负重任的先驱。
经过严格考核，他最终膺此殊荣。
他胸怀坦荡，无愧于膺此高位。
历史将证明他膺任统帅是明智的选择。