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The character 逍 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the movement radical 辶, which places it in the semantic domain of travel or displacement, and the phonetic component 肖. It appears almost exclusively in the compound "逍遥" (xiāoyáo), which describes a state of free and leisurely wandering. This concept holds profound philosophical significance in Daoism, especially in the texts of Zhuangzi, where it represents the ideal of spontaneous, unfettered existence and liberation from worldly constraints.
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他过着逍遥的生活。
我们想逍遥地度过周末。
退休后他逍遥自在极了。
这是一种逍遥的人生态度。
他逍遥法外很多年了。
真正的逍遥来自内心的平静。
他抛开烦恼，独自逍遥去了。
在这山水间，精神得以逍遥游。