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The character 扎, with its traditional form 紮 used in specific contexts like "駐紮" (to station troops), is structured with a hand radical (扌) on the left, indicating an action performed by hand, combined with the phonetic component 乚. Its core meanings historically involve actions of piercing, pricking, or tying and binding, which relate to the physical use of the hand to thrust something in or secure something tightly. From these concrete actions, the character's use extended to more abstract or derived applications, such as signifying the establishment of a military post or, in modern usage, forming words for concepts like "pull" or "plunge". The traditional form 紮 explicitly incorporates a component (糸) for silk or thread, reinforcing the notion of tying or bundling.
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他工作扎扎实实。
这根针扎得很深。
她把手扎进了口袋。
登山队在河边扎营。
这种植物在沙漠扎根很深。
新政策要扎根于社会实践。
他被对手的言论扎中了痛处。
复杂的情感像一根刺扎在他心里。