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The character "茫" originates from a conceptual blend of natural elements, combining the grass radical "艹" with a component that incorporates water "氵" and the phonetic "亡" meaning loss, thereby evoking the image of an indistinct and boundless expanse such as a vast grassland or ocean. Its early usage centered on describing physical landscapes perceived as limitless and vague, but over centuries, the meaning gradually extended into abstract domains to capture states of mental ambiguity and confusion, exemplified in compound words like "茫然" which conveys a sense of being bewildered or adrift. Throughout this semantic shift from concrete vastness to metaphorical uncertainty, the character's structure has remained consistent, with its phonetic element continuing to signal pronunciation while its radicals persistently anchor it to notions of immense, undefined spaces.
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大海一片茫茫。
他对未来感到迷茫。
她一脸茫然地看着我。
沙漠中视野茫茫无边。
在人生的十字路口，他有些茫然。
面对复杂的问题，他感到十分迷茫。
在浓雾中，四周一片茫茫，我们迷失了方向。
对于宇宙的浩瀚，人类总是感到自身的渺小和迷茫。