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The character "蜜", meaning honey, is built from semantic and phonetic components that reveal its conceptual origins. Its structure combines the insect radical "虫", indicating its source from bees, with "宓" which provides both phonetic guidance and a connotation of quiet or secluded, possibly alluding to the hidden, secure nature of a beehive. This form, which remains consistent in both traditional and simplified writing systems, has always directly represented the substance itself. Over time, while its core meaning of the sweet, viscous food produced by bees has remained constant, its application broadened metaphorically to describe anything reminiscent of honey’s qualities, such as sweet words, a melodious voice, or a state of comfortable prosperity, thereby extending its linguistic utility beyond the literal.
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蜜蜂采花蜜。
他们的生活很甜蜜。
我喝了一杯蜂蜜茶。
他们去度蜜月了。
这瓶蜂蜜是新鲜的。
蜂蜜不仅甜，还有营养。
我买了一些蜂蜜，用来做蛋糕。
蜜糖般的回忆总是让人感到温暖。