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The character 霄 is structurally composed of the semantic element 雨, meaning rain or weather, and the phonetic element 肖, with its earliest recorded meanings referring to sleet or frozen rain. Over time, its application shifted from describing specific atmospheric precipitation to denoting the sky or heavens, a semantic expansion likely influenced by the association of such weather with high altitudes, thereby incorporating celestial connotations into its usage within literary contexts.
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天上的云霄很美。
飞机穿过云霄。
他的梦想是飞向云霄。
九霄的高度难以想象。
歌声从云霄中传来。
在云霄之上，空气稀薄。
霄汉的奥秘吸引科学家。
攀登科学高峰如冲霄汉，需要坚持。