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The character 遐 is a phono-semantic compound with the movement radical 辶 forming its left and bottom enclosure, indicating a meaning related to travel or distance. The inner component 叚 supplies the phonetic value without contributing to the semantics. 遐 means distant or remote, describing both physical空间 distances and temporal spans, such as advanced age or remote antiquity. Although it shares its phonetic element and pronunciation with the character for a jade imperfection, its radical firmly places it in the semantic domain of space and separation. It appears most often in formal or literary contexts.
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我坐在窗前遐想。
这座城市遐迩闻名。
他的遐想总是非常生动。
宁静的夜晚令人遐思。
她的目光投向遥远的遐方。
每当听到这首歌，他就不禁陷入遐想。
祝愿这位老人健康长寿，享尽遐龄。
尽管世事变迁，他对故乡的遐思却从未减退，反而随着年岁增长愈发深沉。