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The character "腔" is constructed from the "flesh" or "body" radical (月, a form of 肉) combined with the component "空", which serves as both a phonetic indicator and a semantic hint suggesting hollowness or space. This structure clearly points to its original and core meaning: an internal cavity or receptacle within a body, such as the chest cavity or the sinus. Over time, this concrete anatomical concept was metaphorically extended to describe the hollow interior of other objects, like the body of a musical instrument. Its most significant semantic expansion, however, applied this idea of a resonating chamber to the human voice, leading to meanings related to tone, accent, and manner of speech, such as in the terms for vocal style or local accent, where it conceptualizes the distinctive quality of sound produced within one's physical framework.
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口腔健康很重要。
他说话带有北方腔调。
医生用听诊器检查胸腔。
腹腔手术需要专业医生。
她的腔调听起来很温柔。
保持口腔清洁可以预防疾病。
胸腔和腹腔之间由横膈膜分隔。
这种腔肠动物的身体结构很简单。