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The character "怆", meaning sorrowful, derives from its traditional form "愴", which is structured with the heart radical "忄" to denote emotion and the component "倉" serving a phonetic function. In its simplified version, the phonetic element is altered to "仓". Historically, this character has been used to convey grief or melancholy in classical Chinese texts, and its meaning has remained within this semantic domain of distress or sadness in subsequent usage.
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这首歌听起来很悲怆。
离别时他感到凄怆。
战争后的景象令人悲怆。
她的眼中流露出怆然的神色。
听到噩耗，他怆然泪下。
面对废墟，一种怆痛的感觉涌上心头。
历史的怆痕深深烙印在这片土地上。
在无尽的黑暗中，他体验到一种宇宙级的怆惘。