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The character "叹", denoting the act of sighing or exclaiming, derives from its traditional form "嘆", a compound character integrating the mouth radical "口" with the component "堇" that originally functioned as a phonetic element, thereby linking the written form to vocal expression. Its etymology consistently points to audible manifestations of emotion, such as lament, praise, or surprise, with the core meaning remaining focused on these vocal outbursts throughout historical texts. The structural evolution to the simplified "叹" replaced the complex "堇" with "又", a common substitutive marker, while retaining the mouth radical to uphold the semantic connection to speech, thus ensuring the character's conceptual integrity despite its graphical modification.
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他叹了一口气。
她常常叹息命运。
我感叹时间过得真快。
大家赞叹他的勇敢。
我对他的技巧叹服不已。
看到美景，她不禁叹息。
他叹了一口气，然后继续工作。
每当想起往事，他总会感叹人生的无常。