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轧 (yà) is a phono-semantic compound originating from the mechanical action of wheels. Its traditional form 軋 uses the vehicle radical 車 (chē), later simplified to 车, which establishes its semantic connection to wheeled machinery and heavy rolling. The right component 乙 (yǐ) serves as the phonetic marker. The character initially described the crushing action of a heavy cartwheel passing over an object, a meaning that later extended to industrial processes like rolling steel and to abstract social pressures such as extortion or bureaucratic processing.
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钢铁在工厂里被轧制。
这台轧机需要维修。
他的手指被机器轧伤了。
傍晚我们去轧马路吧。
这种金属的轧制工艺很复杂。
新的轧辊已经安装好了。
车间正在进行冷轧薄板的生产。
老式轧花机的噪音轧得她心烦意乱。