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The character "踞" is structurally composed of the radical "足" meaning foot or leg, which denotes its semantic field, combined with the phonetic component "居" indicating its sound. Etymologically, it originally referred to a specific manner of sitting, particularly with the legs bent and feet planted, a posture that in classical usage often carried implications of informal or defiant behavior, as exemplified in the term "箕踞". Its meaning gradually generalized to describe the action of crouching or squatting in a broader sense, while the character's form has remained consistent with its phono-semantic construction.
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他蹲踞在草地上休息。
土匪盘踞了这个小镇。
巨石踞在路口，挡住去路。
那只老鹰踞在崖顶，俯瞰大地。
非法组织盘踞在边境地区多年。
他蹲踞着身子，仔细检查地面。
这些公司盘踞了市场的大部分份额。
尽管政府多次清剿，犯罪团伙仍盘踞在城市的阴暗角落。