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The character "霜", meaning frost, is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical "雨", which categorizes it among weather-related phenomena, and the phonetic component "相", which historically indicated its pronunciation. Etymologically, this combination has consistently represented the formation of ice crystals on cold surfaces since its early usage. While its primary meaning has always referred to physical frost, over time the character has also acquired extended uses in literary and poetic contexts to convey notions of coldness, whiteness, or the autumn season, reflecting subtle semantic developments from its original concrete reference.
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清晨地上结霜了。
冬天霜很常见。
霜降之后天气更冷。
她的态度像冰霜一样冷。
窗子上覆盖着一层薄霜。
她每天使用面霜护肤。
岁月的风霜在他的脸上留下了痕迹。
严霜摧残了花园里的娇嫩花朵。