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The character 暮 developed from the earlier form 莫, which structurally represents the sun descending amid vegetation to indicate dusk. As 莫 became commonly used as a negative pronoun meaning "none" or "do not", its original temporal sense was overshadowed, leading to the formation of 暮 by adding a second 日 component above 莫. This reinforced the visual connection to the sun and its setting, allowing 暮 to exclusively carry the meaning of evening or twilight while 莫 continued in its borrowed grammatical roles.
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暮色很美丽
傍晚暮色沉沉
他喜欢暮色中的公园
暮年生活要快乐
暮春时节花仍开
暮霭笼罩着山村
他于暮年写下自传
暮色苍茫中他独自归家