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庖 is a phonosemantic compound denoting a kitchen, a cookhouse, or a chef. The radical 广, which represents a shelter or broad building, serves as the semantic component, indicating that the character relates to a physical structure like a room or dwelling. The inner component 包 (bāo) provides the sound. Historically, the character referred to rooms where food was prepared, especially butchers' quarters or slaughterhouses on large estates, and by extension to the butchers and cooks who worked there. Thus, 庖 fuses a spatial meaning with an occupational one.
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妈妈在庖厨做饭。
庖厨必须保持干净。
我们家的庖厨很宽敞。
他正在学习庖厨技术。
现代庖厨设计更人性化。
这位庖丁的厨艺很高超。
经理请假时由助理代庖。
在古代，庖人是重要的职业。
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