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The character for "dream", traditionally rendered as "夢", structurally integrates elements suggestive of night and visual perception, reflecting an etymological conception linking sleep with the mind's imagery. Its composition historically combined symbols for evening with those implying obscured sight or mental activity, a configuration that stabilized over time to consistently denote the phenomena experienced during sleep. While its core meaning has remained fixed on nocturnal visions, literary applications occasionally broadened its sense to encompass illusions or abstract yearnings. The simplified form "梦" retains the nocturnal component "夕" while adjusting other structural parts, resulting in a modified graph that continues to convey the original fundamental idea.
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我昨晚做了一个梦。
我的梦想是成为一名医生。
这个故事仿佛是一场梦境。
她终于梦想成真，考上了大学。
童年的梦想常常是最纯粹的。
他沉浸在往事的梦幻中，无法自拔。
这场音乐会的效果宛如一场瑰丽的梦。
人类对未知世界的探索，是一场永不停歇的梦。