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The character "沸" has consistently represented the concept of boiling or bubbling, with its structure combining the water radical "氵" to denote liquid and the component "弗" primarily for phonetic purposes, where the phonetic element historically suggested a pronunciation akin to the modern "fèi" while the semantic radical confined its meaning to processes involving water. Its etymological foundation as a phono-semantic compound has preserved a core association with the agitation of liquids at high temperatures, yet over time its application expanded to metaphorically describe tumultuous or excited conditions, evident in lexical formations such as "沸腾" which encompasses both physical boiling and figurative tumult. This extension in usage did not alter the character's fundamental composition or its primary literal meaning, allowing it to endure with structural integrity and semantic continuity throughout the language's development.
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这杯沸水很烫。
锅里的水沸腾了。
沸腾的汤容易烫伤人。
他烧了一壶沸水来泡茶。
我看到沸水冒出了蒸汽。
在高原，水不到一百度就沸腾。
化学实验需将溶液加热至沸腾。
民众的情绪因这新闻而沸腾。