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The character "荒" is structured with the grass radical "艹" positioned above the component "巟", which itself consists of "亡" meaning to perish and "川" meaning river, visually conveying land overtaken by vegetation or affected by water leading to barrenness. Etymologically, it originally referred to uncultivated or waste land, with this meaning subsequently expanding to encompass famine and scarcity arising from such unproductive terrain. Over time, its semantic range widened to include neglect or abandonment, and in certain contexts, it further developed connotations of excess and moral decay, as seen in compounds like "荒淫" denoting debauchery.
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这片土地很荒凉。
他荒废了很多时间。
我们在荒地上种树。
花园里长满了荒草。
这个故事太荒诞了。
荒原上吹着猛烈的风。
如果继续荒废学业，你会后悔的。
由于长期荒废，这片农田已经无法耕种。