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The character 黛 is a phono-semantic compound comprising the semantic component 黑, meaning "black", and the phonetic component 代, which indicates its pronunciation. Originally, this character specifically referred to a black pigment made from graphite or soot that was used by women to darken their eyebrows in ancient China. Over time, its meaning broadened from denoting the physical substance to representing the dark, often greenish-black, color itself, subsequently appearing in literary contexts to describe not only eyebrows but also the color of hair, ink, or the dense foliage of distant hills.
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她的眉毛宛如黛色。
她用黛笔轻轻描眉。
黛玉是红楼梦里的角色。
山色空蒙，远峰如黛。
她眉间总凝着一抹轻黛。
妆容精致，黛眉朱唇相映。
春山淡冶而如笑，夏山苍翠而如滴，秋山明净而如妆，冬山惨淡而如睡，四时之山色皆可入黛。
这幅水墨画以淡黛渲染出江南的烟雨迷离。