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The traditional character "惡" is structured with "亞" as a phonetic element and "心" (heart) as a semantic component, etymologically suggesting that evil or badness was originally associated with the heart or mind. Over time, the meaning of "恶" extended from core ideas of moral wickedness and vice to include additional senses such as ferocity, unpleasantness, and even physical nausea, as in the compound "恶心". The simplified form "恶" retains the "心" component but substitutes the phonetic with "亚", reflecting a structural adjustment while continuing to denote this spectrum of negative qualities.
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这个味道很恶心。
天气条件很恶劣。
她说了一些恶毒的话。
我厌恶这种行为。
那个恶霸欺负小孩。
赌博是一种恶习。
那只狗看起来凶恶。
他的恶作剧有时会让人生气。