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The character "淋" has consistently maintained its structural logic as a semantic-phonetic compound, combining the water radical (氵) on the left with "林" (lín) on the right, which provides both its pronunciation and a suggestive meaning of something abundant or repeated, like a forest. This composition logically points to its core meaning of water falling or spreading continuously, as in drenching or pouring. Over time, while retaining this fundamental sense, its application became more specialized; it described not only natural phenomena like heavy rain but also deliberate actions such as pouring a liquid over something. Furthermore, its use extended metaphorically into medical terminology, as in "淋巴" (lymph), describing a bodily fluid that permeates tissues, and in describing certain conditions like "淋病" (gonorrhea), conceptually linked to abnormal discharge.
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我今天淋雨了。
他每天都要淋浴。
淋雨之后容易感冒。
孩子们在雨中淋得很开心。
请记得淋浴时节约用水。
这场暴雨把我们全身都淋湿了。
在花园里，自动喷淋系统正在浇水。
由于管道破裂，地下室被水淋得无法使用。