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Etymologically tied to the idea of sun exposure, the character "暴" originally denoted the action of drying or revealing objects to sunlight, a meaning reflected in its structural composition that includes the sun radical "日" combined with elements suggesting dispersion or outward movement. From this concrete beginning, the character's application broadened to cover metaphorical exposures, such as making hidden things known, and subsequently acquired connotations of suddenness and intensity, likely due to the perceived harshness or abruptness of solar exposure. These shifts culminated in its modern senses pertaining to violence, cruelty, and rapid onset, demonstrating a semantic progression from physical acts to abstract attributes of force and severity.
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外面正在下暴雨。
暴力不能解决问题。
他的秘密暴露了。
他脾气很暴躁。
火山突然暴发了。
暴雪导致交通中断。
听到消息后他暴怒不已。
商人通过投机获取暴利。