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The character "判" is structurally formed from the components "半", meaning half, and "刂", denoting a knife, which directly informs its early sense of cutting or dividing an object. This literal notion of separation naturally extended to the abstract function of distinguishing between alternatives, leading to its application in contexts requiring authoritative decision-making. Over time, the character's core meaning transitioned from physical division to the act of judging, whereby it came to specifically denote legal sentencing, arbitration, and the formulation of definitive verdicts.
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我判断错了。
法官判他三年徒刑。
我们需要批判性思维。
审判过程非常公正。
判决书已经下来了。
这位裁判的判断很准确。
在缺乏证据的情况下，法官难以判决。
经过反复研判，他们终于做出了决定。