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疼 is a phono-semantic compound: the outer enclosure is the 'sickness' radical 疒 (chuáng), which marks the character as relating to illness and physical discomfort. Inside is the phonetic 冬 (dōng, 'winter'), which supplies the sound. Originally meaning physical pain or aching, 疼 later developed a figurative sense of deep, tender affection or doting love , the kind of emotional ache that comes from caring intensely.
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我的头很疼。
他肚子疼得厉害。
妈妈心疼孩子。
我的腿受伤了，非常疼。
吃了太多冰淇淋，我牙疼。
看到她哭，我心里疼。
如果你不小心，就会疼。
尽管伤口很疼，他仍然坚持工作。
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