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The character 波, structured with the water radical alongside the component 皮, was originally a phono-semantic creation representing waves on water, where the semantic element conveys liquid motion and the phonetic element suggests pronunciation. Its core meaning of aqueous undulations gradually extended to include analogous wave patterns in other physical domains like acoustics and optics, and further metaphorically to describe societal fluctuations or disturbances, all while maintaining its graphical form without significant alteration across historical periods.
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海上的波浪很大。
微波炉热食物很快。
他的声音有些波动。
人生总会有波折。
湖面波光粼粼，非常美丽。
经济波动影响了很多人的生活。
无线电波用于通信技术。
经过多次波折，他们终于完成了这个项目。