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The traditional character "飲", denoting the action of drinking, structurally combines the "食" radical, which pertains to food or consumption, with the component "欠", often interpreted as a person with an open mouth, creating an etymological basis that associates nourishment with the intake of liquids. Originally focused on the physical act of drinking, its semantic scope widened to include the consumption of alcoholic drinks and later adopted metaphorical dimensions, such as in the compound "饮恨", where it implies harboring or absorbing negative emotions. The simplified form "饮" retains the "欠" component while replacing the full "食" with its condensed radical form "饣", thus preserving the conceptual link to consumption through a modified graphical structure.
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我喜欢喝饮料。
他饮酒过量。
饮食要健康。
我们饮用干净的水。
这家餐厅饮食很好。
他建议多饮水。
饮酒后不能开车。
他们正在举行饮酒比赛。