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The character "逝" is structurally composed of the movement radical 辶 combined with the component 折, which historically served a phonetic function while carrying associative meanings of breaking or divergence. Its original usage in classical Chinese conveyed the general sense of departure or moving away, often applied to the flow of rivers or the passage of time. Over long periods of literary application, the term gradually acquired a more specific and solemn meaning, evolving to denote the act of dying or passing away, which now dominates its contemporary interpretation, though it still occasionally references time's inexorable march in set phrases or poetic contexts.
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时光渐渐流逝。
他的青春逝去了。
岁月无声地流逝。
那位伟人逝世了。
童年的记忆渐渐逝去。
随着时间的流逝，他长大了。
她的笑容在记忆中慢慢消逝。
他对逝去的岁月充满怀念。