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The character "厂" originated as a pictograph representing a simple cliffside shelter or a ledge overhanging a rock face, providing a basic form of protection from the elements. This core concept of a covered, open-sided structure was later elaborated upon in its traditional form "廠", which incorporated the semantic component "廣" to emphasize breadth and extensive space, shifting its primary meaning to a large building or shed used for workshop or storage purposes. Over time, this sense narrowed specifically to an industrial site or factory, a meaning that became dominant in modern usage. The simplified form "厂", while graphically reverting to the ancient pictograph, no longer carries its original meaning of a natural shelter but instead solely represents this later, industrialized concept of a factory or plant, thus completing a semantic journey from a natural geological feature to a man-made productive facility.
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这个工厂很大。
爸爸在工厂上班。
工厂里有很多工人。
这家工厂生产汽车零件。
工厂的厂房非常宽敞。
厂家提高了产品质量。
厂区内的环境需要保护。
这家化工厂采用了先进技术。