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The character "浩" is structured with the water radical (氵) alongside the component "告", which primarily serves a phonetic role. Etymologically, it initially denoted vast or overflowing water in early Chinese texts, emphasizing physical expansiveness related to liquids. Over time, its meaning broadened from describing hydrological grandeur to encompassing general concepts of great size, quantity, or extent, as seen in compounds referring to large-scale or abundant phenomena. This semantic shift retained the water radical's implicit connection to liquidity and profusion while allowing application to abstract and concrete notions of magnitude.
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这个项目规模浩大。
图书馆藏书浩瀚如海。
浩荡的江水向东流去。
这场战争是一场浩劫。
湖面浩渺，一望无际。
他的浩气令人敬佩。
处理浩繁的资料需要耐心。
面对损失，他不禁浩叹。