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The character "荡" derives from its traditional form "蕩", structured with the water radical and the phonetic component "昜", reflecting an original sense of washing or cleansing. Its meaning gradually extended to include swinging or swaying, possibly from the imagery of fluid motion, and later evolved to denote wandering aimlessly as well as describing something vast or expansive. The simplified form "荡" replaces the water radical with grass and simplifies the phonetic to "汤", shifting the visual association away from its aquatic origins while maintaining a phonetic link.
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我们在公园荡秋千。
湖面荡漾着微波。
他们在湖上荡舟。
旗帜在风中飘荡。
雨水荡涤了街道的灰尘。
那个地区的局势一直动荡不安。
政府军扫荡了叛乱分子的营地。
她的歌声在夜空中回荡。