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The character "痰" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the radical "疒", indicating illness, and the component "炎", which serves as a phonetic clue while concurrently implying a association with heat or inflammation, reflecting traditional medical views that phlegm arises from internal heat. Historically, the term was used in medical texts to denote mucus or phlegm expelled from the respiratory tract, and its meaning has consistently centered on this pathological substance without major alteration, with the character's structure remaining stable in both traditional and simplified systems.
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请不要随地吐痰。
医生说我痰多。
感冒后痰变多了。
他把痰吐在痰盂里。
咳嗽带痰是常见症状。
多喝水可以帮助化痰。
如果你痰中带血，要看医生。
痰的颜色和质地能反映健康状况。