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The character 洼, meaning a hollow or depression where water collects, originated as a variant form of the traditional character 窪. The structure of 窪 combines the semantic component 穴, indicating a cave or hole, with 圭, which primarily serves a phonetic function but also contributes a sense of a confined, measured space. Over time, the meaning specifically associated with low-lying, water-retaining land became dominant. The simpler form 洼, which uses the water radical 氵 on the left alongside the right-hand component 圭, emerged through historical orthographic variation, making the connection to accumulated water more visually explicit within its structure while retaining the same core meaning.
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这里有个小水洼。
雨后路面形成了许多洼。
车辆小心地绕过那个深洼。
这片洼地适合种植水稻。
那个水洼里映出了蓝天白云。
城市开发时要注意填平那些积水洼。
这片地形低洼，容易发生内涝。
地质勘探队正在调查盆地边缘的沉降洼地。