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The character '潇', originating from the traditional form '瀟', structurally integrates the water radical with the component '蕭', which historically carried connotations of desolation or subtle sound, contributing to its phonetic and semantic basis. Initially denoting the sound of wind and rain or the clear, profound nature of water, its semantic scope gradually broadened to form compounds such as '潇潇', describing the steady fall of rain, and '潇洒', which abstracts the qualities of water to depict a human demeanor that is natural, unrestrained, and gracefully composed. This progression from literal aquatic descriptions to abstract human attributes demonstrates how the character's meaning expanded while its water radical continued to anchor it to its etymological roots.
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他的态度很潇洒。
她潇洒地拒绝了邀请。
窗外风雨潇潇。
他过着潇洒的生活。
在潇潇的秋雨中，我们漫步。
他的书法笔法潇洒。
尽管困难重重，他依然潇洒面对。
那位设计师的作品风格潇洒自然。