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The character 逝 is a phono-semantic compound combining the movement radical 辶, which wraps around the left and bottom to indicate walking, traveling, or departing, and the component 折 (meaning "to break") at the upper right that provides the sound. Its original and most prevalent meaning describes the steady, irreversible passing or flowing away of time, water, or opportunities, a continuous departure that cannot be halted or reversed. Because it so strongly conveys permanent departure or slipping away into the distance, the character also functions as a highly formal, respectful, and euphemistic verb for dying, offering a much softer and more poetic alternative to the direct vocabulary used for death.
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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。
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