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The character 荧, simplified from the traditional form 熒, derives from early associations with faint or flickering light, originally depicted through elements emphasizing fire or illumination. The traditional structure of 熒 incorporates the fire radical 火 alongside additional components that suggest dispersed or glimmering radiance, while the simplified form 荧 reorganizes this into a composition of 艹, 冖, and 火, a graphical alteration that preserves the core semantic link to light. Historically, the character's meaning centered on the dim shimmer of celestial bodies or embers, later broadening to encompass related phenomena such as the phosphorescent glow denoted in modern compounds like 荧光.
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荧光照亮了房间。
屏幕发出幽幽的荧光。
这种材料在紫外线下会发出荧光。
飞舞的萤火虫闪着点点荧光。
演员们经常出现在电视荧屏上。
古老的宝石在黑暗中发出微弱的荧光。
这台显示器的荧屏保护程序很特别。
探测器在洞穴深处捕捉到微弱的荧。