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The character 惋 is structured with the heart radical 忄 on the left and the component 宛 on the right, which primarily functions as a phonetic indicator. Etymologically, the heart radical places the character within the semantic domain of emotions, and early textual uses associate it with feelings of regret or distress. Over centuries, its meaning narrowed to specifically denote disappointment or pity, as evidenced in compounds like 惋惜, maintaining this emotional connotation in modern usage.
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他感到很惋惜。
我们为他的离开而惋叹。
她对浪费的时间表示惋伤。
听到这个消息，他惋叹不已。
我深深地为那些被毁的艺术品感到惋愤。
他对年轻时的轻率决定依然怀有惋憾。
观众们为这位天才演员的早逝同声惋悼。
这段被遗忘的历史，只能留给后人去凭吊和惋思了。