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The character "库" in its traditional form "庫" is structurally composed of the semantic component "广", representing a building or shelter, and the phonetic component "車" (vehicle/cart), which also carried a strong semantic hint to its original meaning. This construction pointed to its early definition as an arsenal or a storehouse for vehicles and weapons, a sense that can be seen in classical texts. Over time, its meaning broadened to denote any kind of storage facility or repository in a general sense. The modern, simplified form "库" retains the "广" component but replaces the traditional "車" with the simplified "车", maintaining the core idea of a building associated with storage while streamlining the character's form. Its usage extended into modern compounds such as "仓库" for warehouse and "数据库" for database, reflecting an expanded semantic field centered on the concept of a stored collection.
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这个仓库非常宽敞。
水库里的水很清。
库房里存放着货物。
他把车停在车库里面。
这个数据库非常有用。
我们需要检查库存数量。
图书馆是知识的宝库。
他负责管理公司的数据库系统。