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The character "官" is structurally composed of the roof radical "宀" over a component that historically functioned as a phonetic element. Its earliest meaning referred to a government building or administrative compound, a sense which through metonymy shifted to denote the officials who occupied such spaces. Over time, the term expanded to encompass the broader concepts of public office and governmental authority, while its graphical construction has remained consistent.
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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。