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The character 镖, traditionally written as 鏢, is structured with the metal radical 金 and the component 票. Its original meaning was a small, metal-throwing weapon such as a dart. During the Ming and Qing periods, the term shifted to denote the armed guards who protected valuable goods during transport, giving rise to compounds like 镖局 for escort agencies and 镖师 for the guards themselves, thereby expanding its semantic field from a physical object to the related profession and system of protection.
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我和朋友玩飞镖。
飞镖是一种运动。
古代镖局保护商队。
镖师需要高超的武艺。
镖枪可以用来打猎。
镖局门口挂着镖旗。
护镖途中遇到了强盗。
镖客们历经艰险完成使命。