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袤 is a phono-semantic compound where the semantic radical 衣 (clothing), split into top and bottom sections, envelops the phonetic component 矛 (spear). Originally, it referred to the length of a garment from top to bottom, as distinct from its width. This measurement later extended to a geographical term for the north-south distance of land, often paired with a character for east-west width to describe the total area of a territory or region.
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中国的土地非常广袤。
广袤的草原上有牛羊。
我们驾车穿越广袤的沙漠。
这片广袤的森林里有很多动物。
广袤的大地孕育了无数生命。
在广袤的宇宙中，地球很小。
面对广袤的历史长河，我们深感渺小。
科学家们正在研究广袤太空中的奥秘。