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The character 件 combines the human radical 亻 on the left with the ox radical 牛 on the right. This structure originally depicted a person handling cattle, reflecting the agricultural practice of identifying and separating individual animals from a herd. This sense of distinction naturally extended to mean individual items or pieces. As a result, 件 is now a common measure word for counting clothing, luggage, business matters, machinery parts, and other discrete objects.
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这件衣服很漂亮。
我收到了你的邮件。
请你把这份文件打印出来。
这个案件正在调查中。
你需要满足几个基本条件。
那起事件引起了公众的广泛关注。
这台机器的零件需要更换。
他仔细地清点了库房里的所有物件。