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The character "惋" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the heart radical 心, which semantically anchors it to emotions and mental states, and the component 宛, which primarily supplies the phonetic value "wǎn" while possibly imparting a subtle sense of bending or turning that aligns with the introspective nature of regret. Etymologically, this combination has consistently produced meanings related to pity, sorrow, or disappointment, with the heart element explicitly directing the term toward internal feeling. Its usage in classical Chinese literature centered on expressing a sense of regret or compassionate distress, a core connotation that has persisted without substantial alteration through its historical employment, thereby retaining its focus on emotional responses to loss or misfortune.
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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。