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The character "嚏", meaning to sneeze, is structured with the mouth radical "口" on the left and the component "疐" on the right, the latter primarily serving a phonetic function in the compound. Etymologically, it has been used since early Chinese texts to denote the act of sneezing, a meaning maintained without notable change. The mouth radical semantically links the character to oral actions, while the phonetic component "疐" contributes to its pronunciation, and the character's form has remained consistent in its standard orthography.
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我打喷嚏了。
他连续打喷嚏。
打喷嚏时要捂住口鼻。
感冒会引起打喷嚏。
他对花粉过敏，总是打喷嚏。
突然打喷嚏可能吓到别人。
她忍住了一个喷嚏，但很难受。
在公共场合打喷嚏应该用纸巾遮住。