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The character 军, whose traditional form is 軍, etymologically stems from the concept of a chariot enclosure representing a military camp, with its structure in the traditional variant combining the component 車 (chariot) under an enclosing element that denotes a perimeter or boundary. This configuration historically alluded to the practice of encircling chariots to create a fortified position, leading to the character's early meaning of a stationed army or encampment. Over time, its semantic range expanded from referring specifically to such tactical formations to encompassing any organized military body, and later broadened further to denote large, organized groups in both military and civilian contexts, as evidenced in compounds like 军队 for army or 军团 for corps. The simplified form 军 retains the enclosing idea with the radical 冖 positioned above the simplified component 车.
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我的哥哥是军人。
海军保卫国家。
空军飞机很先进。
军队训练非常严格。
军事演习正在进行。
军校培养了许多军官。
军事战略需要周密计划。
国际军事合作有助于和平。