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The character 驻, whose traditional form is 駐, is etymologically composed of the semantic component 馬/马 (horse) and the phonetic component 主 (master). Its original meaning, derived from this structure, pertained specifically to a horse halting or being reined in. From this concrete sense of stopping, the character's meaning broadened to encompass the general idea of halting or staying, and further specialized to denote the stationing of troops or the establishment of a military presence in a location. This evolved into its primary modern meanings of to be stationed, to reside temporarily for official duty, or to have something fixed at a point, as seen in terms for an embassy or a garrison. The simplified form 驻 retains the same phonetic element 主 while substituting the simplified radical 马 for the traditional 馬.
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军队驻扎在山区。
外国大使馆驻在北京。
他是一名驻外记者。
他们在河边驻足观看日落。
公司在多个城市设有驻点。
这款面霜据说有驻颜的功效。
他是我国驻联合国的常驻代表。
该地区的长期驻军引发了争议。