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辐 is a phono-semantic compound, with the vehicle radical 车 on the left indicating its semantic connection to carts and transportation, and 畐 on the right providing its phonetic component. Its traditional form 輻 uses the unsimplified radical 車 with the same phonetic marker. The character originally meant the spokes of a wheel, the rods connecting a cartwheel's hub to its rim. This core concept of structural radiance has naturally extended into modern terminology for describing radiation and anything that converges or emanates from a central point.
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辐射无处不在。
辐条是车轮的一部分。
太阳发出热辐射。
核电站会产生辐射。
辐照技术用于食品保鲜。
气象学中有辐合和辐散的概念。
紫外线辐射对皮肤有伤害。
工程师仔细检查了车轮的每根辐条。