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The character "晓", meaning dawn or to understand, is the simplified form of the traditional character "曉", which is structured from the radical "日" (sun) and the phonetic and semantic component "堯", a character depicting a person standing high upon the earth, suggesting height or loftiness. This composition originally conveyed the idea of the sun rising high, thus signifying the break of day or daybreak. From this core meaning of illumination and the arrival of light, the character's usage naturally broadened to encompass the metaphorical sense of mental illumination, giving it the secondary meaning of knowing clearly or understanding, as if a matter has been brought into the light of comprehension.
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我晓得这件事。
我们拂晓就出发。
春晓是一首古诗。
他已知晓全部真相。
破晓时分，天边泛红。
老师耐心地晓之以理。
江边惟见晓风残月。
这个故事如今家喻户晓。