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官 combines the roof or building radical 宀 with a component originally depicting an official person (associated with 師), creating the image of an official working in a governmental institution. It primarily refers to government officials, public servants, and officers who hold authority within a bureaucratic system. The meaning later broadened to denote bodily organs, such as the sensory organs, based on a functional analogy: just as officials carry out specialized administrative duties, organs perform distinct biological tasks within the 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。
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