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The character 匡 (kuāng) originally meant a square bamboo basket, represented by the radical 匚 (fāng) which depicts an open container. Its internal component, resembling 王 (wáng) or 𡈼 (tǐng), served as the phonetic element. While the literal sense of a physical basket is now archaic, the character evolved to mean correcting, rectifying, or assisting, derived from the idea of setting things in proper order. This sense of "putting right" is found in formal and classical contexts, and 匡 is also a common Chinese surname.
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他匡正了错误。
老师匡正学生的发音。
我们需要匡助贫困地区。
工程师匡算了项目成本。
政府努力匡扶经济发展。
历史学家匡复了古代文献。
在团队中，他经常匡正他人的偏差。
通过匡算和匡助，他们成功完成了计划。