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The character "淮" has historically functioned as a proper name for the Huai River, one of China's major waterways, with its primary semantic element, the water radical "氵", consistently denoting this aquatic association. Its traditional form incorporates the component "隹", a short-tailed bird, which originally served a phonetic role to indicate pronunciation rather than meaning. Over time, while the character’s structure remained stable, its application extended beyond the river itself to refer broadly to the geographical region through which the river flows, illustrating a common pattern where a specific hydronym generates a wider territorial designation without altering the fundamental composition of the character.
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淮河水很清。
淮河沿岸风景美丽。
淮南的橘子很有名。
淮北地区盛产煤矿。
淮扬菜是中国八大菜系之一。
治理淮河是一项重要工程。
淮河流域的气候适合农业发展。
历史上淮河经常发生水灾。