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The character 灰 denotes ash or the color gray. Its structure places the upper component 𠂇, representing a right hand, above the semantic radical 火, meaning fire. This arrangement depicts a hand handling or sifting through fire's remains, pointing to the powdery residue left after combustion. This core meaning of ash naturally extended to describe the pale, dusty color of that substance. Metaphorically, 灰 also describes psychological states of being disheartened or hopeless, paralleling an extinguished fire with the absence of inner passion.
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天空是灰色的。
桌子上有很多灰尘。
他考试失败后很灰心。
大火之后只剩灰烬。
今天的天气很灰暗。
工人们正在用石灰粉刷墙壁。
他的头发已经变得灰白了。
即使遇到挫折，我们也不应该灰心丧气。