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The character "汶", primarily functioning as a proper noun for a river name, demonstrates a stable structural logic throughout its recorded history. Its composition is consistently semantic-phonetic, combining the water radical (氵) on the left to denote its association with a river, with the component "文" on the right serving primarily to indicate its pronunciation. This construction directly reflects its core meaning as the name of a specific river in ancient China, notably the Wen River in Shandong. While its traditional form is identical to its simplified counterpart, its usage has remained narrowly focused; it is almost exclusively employed as a geographical identifier or in derived place names. Beyond its toponymic duty, the character sees limited literary application, sometimes borrowed for its phonetic value or to evoke a sense of flowing patterns in water, but it has not accrued significant additional or abstract meanings over time.
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汶川在四川省。
汶河的水流很清澈。
汶上县是山东的一个县。
汶川地震发生在二零零八年。
我们计划明年去汶川旅游。
汶川的灾后重建工作很成功。
汶水流域的生态环境需要保护。
通过对汶川地震的研究，我们学到了很多。