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The traditional form 倉 is an ideograph originally depicting a granary or storage building for grain. Its structure visually represents a roofed enclosure with a door, designed to safeguard agricultural produce. Over time, the meaning broadened to include general warehouses and the concept of bulk storage. The character was later simplified to 仓, where the original architectural drawing is abstracted into a top component resembling 人 (person, here representing the roof) and a modified lower section, while retaining the core meanings of granary and warehouse.
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这个仓库很大。
粮仓里装满了小麦。
他仓促地做出了决定。
公司需要扩大仓储容量。
投资者调整了股票仓位。
由于时间仓促，计划不得不改变。
仓储管理是现代物流的重要环节。
智能仓储系统提高了效率。