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The character 愫 is constructed from the semantic component 忄, indicating matters of the heart or mind, combined with 素, which conveys a sense of plainness, basic substance, or original quality, thus forming a concept of fundamental and genuine emotion. Its core meaning has consistently centered on sincere, undecorated feeling from the inner self, often translated as "guileless sentiment" or "true heart". While its structural form has remained stable over time, the specific application of the character has narrowed in modern usage; it was once employed in classical texts to denote sincerity in a broad sense but is now reserved almost exclusively for literary or formal contexts to describe profound, authentic emotions, particularly those that are unspoken or deeply held, reflecting a shift towards a more specialized and introspective nuance.
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他心中有情愫。
这首歌充满情愫。
我对他怀有美好情愫。
在日记里她写下真挚情愫。
时光流逝，这份情愫未变。
尽管相距遥远，他们的情愫依然深厚。
他从未直接表达过内心那份朦胧的情愫。
在历经风雨后，两人沉淀下的情愫更为纯粹持久。