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The character 啜 is structured with the mouth radical 口 and the component 叕, originally denoting the action of sipping or drinking lightly, with the mouth radical linking it to oral functions and 叕 providing phonetic guidance. Its meaning later broadened to include the act of sobbing, as seen in the compound 啜泣, a semantic shift that connects the gentle, repetitive motion of drinking to the subdued sounds of weeping.
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小女孩轻声啜泣。
老人啜饮着清茶。
他一边看书一边啜咖啡。
在寒冷的夜晚，她啜泣不止。
母亲耐心地啜饮着中药。
他啜了一小口酒，然后皱了皱眉。
尽管努力掩饰，她还是忍不住啜泣起来。
在寂静的图书馆里，他悄悄啜饮咖啡的声音显得格外清晰。