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The character "悉" derives from an early structural composition combining "釆", representing the action of distinguishing or separating, and "心", symbolizing the heart or mind, which together originally conveyed the idea of attaining thorough understanding through deliberate mental examination. Its initial use as a verb meaning to know completely or to investigate in detail gradually broadened, allowing it to adopt an adverbial function meaning "all" or "entirely" in classical texts, a semantic extension that persists in modern usage within compounds such as "悉数" meaning "all" or "every one". This shift from a verb focused on perception to a modifier indicating totality demonstrates a logical progression in its application while its written form has maintained a consistent structure throughout its history.
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我熟悉这个地方。
我获悉了一个消息。
他悉数归还了书籍。
妈妈悉心照顾孩子。
请确保所有人知悉这个规定。
我们将悉力完成这项任务。
经过调查，我们悉知了事件的真相。
对于这个复杂的理论，他早已悉心研究并悉数掌握了要点。