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The character 晌 is structured with the semantic component 日, denoting sun or day, and the phonetic component 向, which provides sound but also contributes a sense of direction or orientation, pointing to an original meaning associated with the sun's position in the sky, specifically referring to the period around noon. Over time, its usage expanded from indicating a precise time of day to representing a more general unit of time, such as a short while or a period of a few hours, reflecting a semantic shift from a fixed point to a duration within daily life.
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晌午的太阳很热。
他睡了半晌才醒。
今天晌午我们吃面条。
晌午过后，天气变凉了。
他花了半晌时间整理房间。
晌午的阳光照在湖面上，闪闪发光。
尽管已是晌午，他还在床上躺着。
他们决定利用晌午休息时间讨论计划。