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The character 噬 is a phono-semantic compound with the mouth radical 口 on the left, placing it within the semantic category of actions related to eating or using the jaw. The right side, 筮, provides the phonetic element and historically relates to divination. Its primary meaning is the forceful act of biting or devouring, often with a predatory intensity. This sense extends metaphorically to describe the destructive engulfing of resources, territory, or abstract concepts through aggressive consumption.
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野兽噬咬猎物。
这种病毒会噬食人体细胞。
孤独感正在慢慢吞噬他的内心。
悔恨噬咬着他的灵魂，让他无法安宁。
贪婪的资本家噬尽工人的血汗。
旧制度正被历史的浪潮所吞噬。
内心的恐惧像野兽一样噬咬着她。
这种腐蚀性液体会噬穿金属薄板。