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The character "厩", denoting a horse stable, originated from the traditional form "廄", which structurally combines the building radical "广" with the phonetic component "㲃" to represent a constructed shelter for horses. This was later simplified to "厩", where "厂" functions as a building-related radical and "既" serves as the phonetic element, reflecting a graphic streamlining while preserving the core meaning. Throughout its history, the character has primarily maintained its reference to a equine housing, though it has occasionally been used in broader contexts for other livestock barns without significant semantic shift.
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这个马厩很宽敞。
农民清理了牛厩。
厩里的马匹都很健康。
我们需要修建新的马厩。
厩舍的屋顶需要维修。
国王的御厩里养着许多骏马。
厩肥是很好的农家肥料。
为了防止火灾，厩内禁止吸烟。