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The character 夸, traditionally rendered as 誇, originates from a structural composition that signifies largeness through the component for 'big' (大) combined with a phonetic element, historically conveying notions of excess or extravagance. Its meaning gradually specialized from describing physical or abstract expansiveness to denoting the verbal act of exaggeration or boasting, a semantic refinement highlighted by the inclusion of the speech radical (言) in the traditional form. This development illustrates how the character's inherent association with surpassing norms became primarily linked to spoken hyperbole, with the simplified version maintaining the fundamental conceptual and phonetic basis while shedding the overt reference to speech.
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妈妈夸奖了我。
老师夸他作业写得好。
大家都夸赞这个新设计。
她谦虚地说不值得夸。
他总是夸大自己的成就。
别把事情夸大了，要实事求是。
这份报告的内容有点夸张。
过分夸张的广告容易引起消费者的反感。