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The character for control or jurisdiction, now commonly written as "辖" in its simplified form, originated from the traditional character "轄". Its structure is based on the radical for "chariot" or "wheel" (車/车) combined with the phonetic and semantic component "害", which in this context implies obstruction or restraint. Etymologically, it referred specifically to the metal linchpin inserted into the end of an axle to keep a wheel securely in place on a cart or chariot. From this concrete meaning of a physical device that governs and secures the wheel, its sense expanded metaphorically to denote administrative control over a territory or domain, leading to its modern meanings of governance and jurisdiction.
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这个城市归省里管辖。
警察在他的辖区巡逻。
重庆是中国的直辖市。
公司辖下有多个部门。
这个地区的治安由当地警方管辖。
根据法律，这项事务属于联邦政府管辖。
虽然这个小镇距离城市很远，但它仍然属于该市的辖区。
在行政区划调整后，几个村庄被划归新的县管辖。