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霖 is a phonosemantic compound: the radical 雨 (rain) supplies the meaning, while 林 (forest) provides the pronunciation. It originally and primarily denotes continuous, heavy rain that lasts for days, with the character evoking an image of abundant rainfall as dense as a forest. In literary or poetic contexts the sense broadened to a blessing or something deeply beneficial, like life-giving rain on parched earth, though the literal meaning of prolonged rain remains most common.
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甘霖滋润大地。
霖雨连续下了三天。
王霖是我的好朋友。
这场霖雨缓解了旱情。
农民们期盼着甘霖的到来。
在霖雨季节，出门要带伞。
他的话语如甘霖般温暖人心。
尽管霖雨连绵，但队员们仍然坚持训练。
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