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The character 饶, traditionally written as 饒, originates from the semantic component 食 (food) combined with the phonetic component 堯, reflecting its early meaning of abundant or plentiful sustenance. In its simplified form, the left radical condenses to 饣 while 堯 is reduced to 尧, maintaining the phonetic role. Over time, its semantic range expanded from denoting material richness, especially related to food, to indicating general plenty or excess, and later acquired verbal senses such as to forgive or to spare, evident in compounds like 饶恕.
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这片土地非常富饶。
我们国家的物产富饶多样。
你别在这儿跟我瞎饶舌了。
他终于低头向对方求饶。
如果你认错，我就饶了你。
他恳请神明饶恕他的罪过。
这座城市饶有历史沧桑感。
饶有兴味地观察世界是种能力。