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The character for "reins" or "halter", appearing in its traditional form as "韁" and its simplified form as "缰", is structurally composed of a semantic component indicating its material and a phonetic component suggesting its function. The traditional form explicitly incorporates the "革" (leather) radical, directly pointing to the straps being made from animal hide, while the simplified version uses the more general "纟" (silk) radical, a common substitution denoting fibrous cords. Both forms share the phonetic element "畺", which evokes notions of boundary, control, and strength, aptly conveying the purpose of the reins to direct and restrain a horse. Over its history, the character's core meaning has remained stable, consistently denoting the tack used to guide an animal, with its structural evolution primarily reflecting changes in the common materials used for such equipment and broader trends in character simplification.
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马儿戴着缰绳。
骑士拉紧了缰绳。
缰绳控制马的方向。
他松开缰绳让马自由。
熟练的骑手轻轻抖动缰绳。
在赛马中，缰绳的使用至关重要。
缰绳由皮革制成，非常耐用。
当马受惊时，骑手必须牢牢握住缰绳。