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The character "驼", meaning camel or to carry on the back, derives from its traditional form "駝", which combines the semantic component "馬" (horse) with the phonetic component "它". This structure originally denoted a horse-like animal, with the phonetic element suggesting pronunciation, and over time the meaning specialized to refer specifically to camels due to their humped appearance. The character also acquired the verbal sense of bearing a load on the back and can describe anything bent or arched. The simplified form "驼" retains this composition, with "马" serving as the simplified variant of "馬".
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动物园里有骆驼。
骆驼生活在沙漠里。
他的背有点驼。
骆驼的驼峰储存脂肪。
我骑过骆驼旅行。
驼色是一种常见的颜色。
骆驼比马更适合沙漠环境。
由于长期负重，他的背逐渐驼了。