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The character "澡" is a semantic-phonetic compound consisting of the water radical (氵) to denote its connection to liquid and the component "喿" which primarily serves as a phonetic indicator. Its earliest recorded meaning was specifically the washing of hands, but over time the scope of its application widened to include bathing the entire body. This generalized sense eventually supplanted the original narrow definition, leading to the character's contemporary role where it appears almost exclusively in compounds such as "洗澡" to convey the concept of bathing.
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我每天都要洗澡。
他晚上洗澡。
她在浴室洗澡。
运动后洗澡很舒服。
孩子们喜欢一起泡澡。
我们决定去公共澡堂。
他习惯用冷水洗澡来锻炼身体。
洗澡前请确保热水器的温度是合适的。