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The character 料 is structurally composed of 米, meaning 'rice', and 斗, representing a traditional measuring vessel, which directly informs its etymological origin in the act of measuring grain by volume. This composition gave rise to its initial meanings centered on measurement, calculation, and estimation. Over centuries, its semantic application shifted from the process of measuring to denote the substances being measured, such as raw materials or ingredients, and later expanded to encompass abstract concepts like information or the basis for an expectation.
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这是做衣服的材料。
我预料他会来。
妈妈在厨房料理晚餐。
农民给鸡喂饲料。
炒菜需要加调料。
我料想今天会下雨。
这种布料很柔软。
根据天气报告，我料定明天是晴天。