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Etymologically derived from the traditional character '滄', which integrates the water radical '氵' with the component '倉' serving as a phonetic indicator, '沧' historically conveyed the sense of cold and deep water. Over time, its meaning evolved from describing temperature and depth to primarily denoting the blue-green hue of large water bodies, such as the sea, thus appearing in poetic compounds like '沧海' to evoke vast, azure waters. The character's structure, even in its simplified form with '仓' replacing '倉', maintains the water radical, continuously signaling its semantic field, while the phonetic alteration does not disrupt the association with its original pronunciation and conceptual roots.
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沧海非常辽阔。
我看到了沧海。
沧海的水是蓝的。
沧海和天空一样蓝。
他经历了人生沧桑。
沧州是我的家乡。
经过多年沧桑，这里变了。
面对沧海，他感到自己的渺小。