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The character 饶 (simplified form of 饒) is a phono-semantic compound centered on sustenance. The left component 饣 (food radical) indicates its semantic connection to eating and nourishment, while the right component 尧 serves as the phonetic element. Its original meaning referred to material abundance and surplus resources. This concept later expanded to include abstract notions of mercy and forgiveness, as well as the act of granting an advantage or conceding moves in games, shifting from physical plenty to interpersonal leniency.
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这片土地非常富饶。
我们国家的物产富饶多样。
你别在这儿跟我瞎饶舌了。
他终于低头向对方求饶。
如果你认错，我就饶了你。
他恳请神明饶恕他的罪过。
这座城市饶有历史沧桑感。
饶有兴味地观察世界是种能力。