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The character 骑, meaning to ride, is structured from the semantic component 马, indicating a horse, combined with the phonetic and semantic component 奇, which originally depicted a person riding a horse. This composition clearly denotes the act of mounting or sitting astride a horse, establishing its core meaning. Over time, the application of the verb broadened beyond equestrian activity to encompass riding any vehicle or animal, such as a bicycle or motorcycle. Furthermore, the character developed a nominal sense, referring to the rider or a mounted soldier, as seen in historical military terms for cavalry. The traditional form retains this identical structure, with the component 馬 simply being a more complex representation of the horse radical.
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我喜欢骑自行车。
他每天骑车上学。
弟弟骑着小马玩。
妈妈骑电动车去买菜。
早上我骑自行车去公园。
我还不会骑马。
你骑过摩托车吗？
虽然下雨，但他还是骑车去上班了。