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The traditional character "轆" is structured with the radical "車" indicating its association with vehicles and the component "鹿" serving primarily a phonetic function, while its simplified form "辘" replaces "鹿" with "卢". Originally derived from an onomatopoeic representation of the sound produced by a rolling cart, the character's meaning expanded to denote revolving mechanisms, most notably the windlass or pulley in the compound "辘轤". This semantic shift from auditory imitation to a term for rotational equipment illustrates how its lexical application became focused on objects involving circular motion, anchored by its vehicular radical.
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汽车的轱辘很大。
轱辘在草地上滚动。
他用辘轳打水。
古老的辘轳还在井边。
小孩推着铁轱辘玩耍。
工程师设计了新型辘轳系统。
马车在颠簸的路上轱辘发出吱呀声。
通过改进辘轳的机械结构，提水效率显著提高。