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The character "董" is structured with the grass radical "艹" positioned above the phonetic component "重", indicating an initial association with a type of plant or rush in its earliest meanings. This botanical reference gradually extended to imply the action of binding or fixing, which metaphorically shifted toward concepts of control and supervision. By the classical era, "董" was regularly used as a verb meaning to rectify, oversee, or manage, a semantic development that led to its modern applications in terms such as "董事" for a corporate director, while it concurrently has functioned as a surname throughout its history.
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董先生是我们的领导。
董事会成员正在开会。
他被选为学校董事。
董经理负责这个项目。
这件事需要董事会批准。
董仲舒是汉代著名学者。
古董收藏需要专业知识。
公司董事局做出了最终决策。