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This phono-semantic compound combines the grass radical 艹 at the top with the phonetic component 谒. Its traditional form 藹 uses the more complex phonetic component 謁. The original meaning referred to lush vegetation or thick trees, deriving from the radical. Over time, the sense shifted metaphorically from the pleasant abundance of nature to a person's pleasant and amiable demeanor. In modern usage, the character describes a gentle, kind, and affable attitude, having largely set aside its botanical origins in everyday language. The phonetic component itself comprises the speech radical 讠 and the element 曷.
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老师很和蔼。
她和蔼地笑了笑。
爷爷总是和蔼可亲。
那位和蔼的老人帮助了我。
在蔼蔼的暮色中，我们回家了。
他的和蔼态度让人感到温暖。
尽管工作繁忙，他依然保持和蔼的笑容。
在社区里，她以和蔼可亲的性格赢得了大家的尊重。