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The character "廓" is structured with the semantic component 广, which denotes a broad building or expanse, combined with 郭, a phonetic element that also carries its own meaning of an outer city wall. This composition originally pointed to concepts of vastness and external boundaries, leading to its early meanings of an expansive periphery or the outer limit of something. Over time, its application broadened from describing physical space, such as the outline of a city or territory, to encompass more abstract and figurative uses, including the scope of something immaterial, the act of expanding or enlarging, and the quality of being wide or empty. The traditional form of the character retains this original composition, and its semantic range evolved to emphasize the ideas of outline, breadth, and removal of obstructions to achieve clarity or spaciousness.
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这个画的轮廓很清晰。
我们需要廓清这个问题。
天空非常寥廓。
他描述了事件的轮廓。
廓清思路很重要。
在晨雾中，山的轮廓逐渐显现。
面对寥廓的海洋，他感到渺小。
经过讨论，我们终于廓清了所有的误解。