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The character 董 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic grass radical 艹 at the top indicating its original meaning related to plants or aquatic vegetation, and the phonetic component 重 at the bottom providing the sound. Over time, this original botanical sense became obsolete, and the character shifted to mean “to supervise,” “to direct,” or “to manage,” which is now its primary usage, especially in business contexts like the word for director. It is also commonly used as a Chinese surname.
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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。