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The character 黎 is a phonosemantic compound: 黍, the millet radical, sits at the bottom and suggests agriculture or harvests, while 利 above gives the sound. Its earliest recorded meanings revolve around a multitude or large gathering, later coming to mean the common people, the masses in an agricultural society. Separately, it developed the sense of a dark or swarthy color, and this is now its most common usage in the compound 黎明 (dawn), evoking the murky sky just before sunrise.
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黎明时天很亮。
黎明的阳光很温暖。
黎民百姓都希望和平。
黎叔叔是我们家的邻居。
黎明前夕，整个城市都很安静。
黎族文化是中华民族的重要组成部分。
在黎明的微光中，他开始了新的一天。
黎曼几何是现代数学的一个基础分支。
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