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The character "溅", meaning to splash or spatter, is a phono-semantic compound whose form and function are directly tied to its components. Its traditional counterpart, 濺, shares the same essential construction, combining the water radical (氵) on the left to semantically categorize the action as liquid-related, with the character 賤 (jiàn) on the right serving primarily as a phonetic indicator. This phonetic component 賤 itself is composed of 貝, symbolizing valuables, and 戔, implying remnants or something small, though in 溅 this etymology is largely obscured as the character operates mainly for its sound. Over time, the character’s core meaning of liquid being dispersed in forceful droplets has remained stable, though its application has broadened metaphorically, such as in describing emotions like anger "splashing" into words. The structural simplification from 濺 to 溅 primarily streamlined the complex right-hand component 賤 into the simpler 贱, while retaining the clarifying water radical and the character’s fundamental sonic and conceptual identity.
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水花溅到了我的衣服上。
他洗车时水溅得到处都是。
雨水溅湿了行人的裤脚。
海浪猛烈地溅在礁石上。
车轮飞快地驶过，溅起一片泥浆。
画家故意将颜料溅在画布上。
爆炸产生的碎片溅向四方。
他愤怒的话语仿佛溅出了毒液。