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The character "湍" is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the water radical 氵 on the left and the component 耑 on the right, where 耑 serves primarily as a phonetic element while the radical specifies its association with water. Etymologically, this construction links the character to concepts of liquid flow, with 耑 providing the sound cue rather than semantic content. In early literary usage, "湍" specifically referred to swift, rushing, or turbulent water, such as in river currents, and this core meaning has been consistently applied in subsequent periods. The character's form has not undergone significant structural changes, maintaining its compositional logic of radical and phonetic parts to represent hydrological speed.
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这条河水很湍急。
湍流的声音很大。
小心湍急的河流。
山间的溪流湍急而清澈。
暴雨后河水变得湍急。
湍流中航行非常危险。
由于地形陡峭，这里的水流常年湍急。
工程师们设计了特殊的水坝来减缓湍流的速度。