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The character for "full" or "satiated", originally written as 飽, is structured around the semantic component for food (食) combined with the phonetic component 包, which means "to wrap" and also suggests sound. This construction inherently links the idea of being full to the consumption of food, literally depicting a state where one is enveloped or satisfied by a meal. Over time, while its core meaning of physical satiety remained constant, its usage expanded into more abstract realms, such as describing a state of sufficient satisfaction or fulfillment in non-physical contexts. The modern simplified form 饱 retains this identical structural logic and relationship between its components, merely streamlining the left-hand radical for writing efficiency.
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我吃得很饱。
这顿饭让我很饱。
他每天吃得饱。
苹果长得饱满。
他饱受压力。
如果吃不饱，就没力气工作。
因为吃得饱，所以心情好。
我们饱览了美丽的自然风光。