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The traditional form 軌 is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component 車 (chē), meaning "vehicle", indicates the original sense of wheel ruts or tracks left by a cart. The phonetic component 九 (jiǔ) supplies the sound. From this concrete image of a cart's path, the meaning broadened to denote any track, orbit, trajectory, or an established rule or standard of conduct. The simplified form 轨 retains the same structure and meaning, merely replacing the traditional vehicle radical 車 with its simplified counterpart 车.
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火车在轨道上行驶。
铁轨通向远方。
卫星的轨迹很稳定。
昨天火车出轨了。
工作回到正轨。
这条铁路的轨距很标准。
宇宙飞船进入了预定轨道。
为了确保列车安全，工人们定期检查铁轨和轨道设备。