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The character "浊" derives from the traditional form "濁", which is structured with the water radical (氵) on the left and the component "蜀" on the right, originally signaling both meaning and sound related to muddy water. In its simplified iteration, the right side is replaced by "虫", a component that also functions phonetically. The character's primary meaning centered on the physical quality of turbidity in liquids, but over time its usage expanded to describe abstract states of impurity, such as in moral or intellectual contexts, thereby extending its application from concrete descriptions to metaphorical ones.
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这条小河很浑浊。
工厂排放的废水污染了河水，使它变得浑浊。
经过沉淀，水中的浊物慢慢沉到了底部。
他的声音有些浑浊不清，可能感冒了。
在语言学中，浊辅音需要声带振动。
持续的雾霾让城市的空气显得更加污浊。
他的理论清浊分明，很有说服力。
艺术家用浑浊的色调表现人物内心的矛盾。