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The character "倍" derives from a structural formation combining the person radical "亻" with the phonetic component "咅", creating a character that originally conveyed the idea of doubling or numerical increase. Its etymology points to a phonetic loan where "咅" provided the sound while the radical loosely anchored it to human-scale operations, such as counting or measuring. Over its historical development, the primary meaning of "倍" has consistently centered on denoting a multiple or fold, as in mathematical contexts. In earlier literary uses, it occasionally took on the sense of turning against or betraying, a semantic extension from the notion of reversal or opposition, but this connotation has largely receded from modern usage. The character's composition has remained stable without significant graphical change, preserving its integral elements across periods.
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我的工资加倍了。
他的速度是我的两倍。
我们需要加倍努力。
这本书的价格是那本书的两倍。
今年的产量比去年增加了一倍。
通过新技术，效率得以成倍提升。
在市场需求推动下，公司规模扩大了数倍。
尽管投资增加了数倍，但利润却没有相应增长。