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The character "嘘", with its traditional form "噓", structurally combines the semantic component "口" meaning mouth with the phonetic element "虛" denoting emptiness, which together imply actions originating from the mouth. Its earliest meanings centered on the physical act of exhaling or sighing, often with a sense of releasing breath slowly. Over time, the character's usage expanded to describe the production of a hissing sound, which subsequently facilitated its application in social contexts for expressing disapproval through booing or for urging silence with a "shh" sound, all while retaining its fundamental association with oral expression through its compositional elements.
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嘘，请安静一点。
他嘘了一声，让大家安静。
图书馆里需要保持嘘声。
别吹嘘你的成绩了。
观众对糟糕的表演发出嘘声。
他总是喜欢吹嘘自己的经历。
他的吹嘘让人感到不耐烦。
在会议上，他因吹嘘过度而受到批评。