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The character 湮 is a phono-semantic compound centered on the consuming power of water. The left-side water radical 氵 provides its core connection to liquid and hydrological forces, while the right component 垔 serves as the phonetic marker, indicating pronunciation. Originally, it described the physical submersion or washing away of something by rising water. This literal meaning of inundation later evolved into a metaphor for historical events, ancient knowledge, or forgotten figures becoming utterly obscured, buried and lost to time, much like objects submerged beneath a flood.
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沙土湮没了古城。
这场大火几乎湮灭了所有证据。
他的功绩没有被历史湮没。
岁月的流逝湮没了许多记忆。
在时间的长河中，一切都会渐渐湮灭。
由于缺乏记录，那段历史早已湮没无闻。
这种粒子在碰撞中会迅速湮灭。
尽管努力保存，这些古籍仍难免湮失在战乱之中。