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Etymology
Pictograph of a rope with four dots representing bits of threads. Based on the original meaning "rope". The meaning later shifted to "lead", "follow", "standard", "rate", and "frequency".
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The character 率 originated as a pictograph of a rope, with four dots representing loose threads, and its earliest meaning was "rope". From the act of pulling or guiding with a rope, it took on the senses of "lead" and "follow", which later broadened to "standard" (as a rule or model) and, in modern usage, to "rate" and "frequency". When pronounced shuài, the character can also describe a frank, straightforward, or rash personality.
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工作效率很高。
他率队获得胜利。
她说话非常率直。
提高学习效率很重要。
今年的人口增长率很低。
汇率变化影响出国旅游。
计算出这个概率需要数据。
他以率真的个性赢得信任。
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