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The character 官 combines the roof radical 宀 atop 𠂤, which originally depicted a hill or encampment. This structure suggests an official residence where administrative or military affairs were managed. The primary meaning refers to government officials or officers holding authority within a bureaucratic system. The sense later extended to denote bodily organs, such as sensory organs, drawing a functional parallel between an official's specialized duties in administration and the specific tasks performed by distinct organs in a living body.
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这位官员很负责。
这是官方消息。
法官判决了案件。
那位军官来自北京。
官场上的规则很复杂。
他辞去了自己的官职。
公司官宣了新产品。
官员们必须遵守法律法规。