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The character 詹, whose traditional form is the same as it lacks a simplified counterpart, is structurally composed of the component 厃 above the character 言 (speech). Its earliest etymological core is associated with the act of speaking, specifically with verbose or excessive talk, which semantically extended to mean "sufficient" or "to the full". Over time, the meaning shifted significantly from the act of speaking to the act of observing or inspecting, likely through an implied sense of speaking about or declaring what one sees, giving rise to its later primary meaning of "to observe or inspect". This foundational sense is preserved in classical texts and compounds, while in modern usage it appears most commonly as a surname and in literary terms, having largely shed its original verbal associations with speech.
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我的同学姓詹。
詹老师很亲切。
詹姆斯来自美国。
詹天佑是中国工程师。
我们邀请了詹教授。
詹先生昨天去了北京。
因为詹经理不在，会议取消了。
詹博士的研究成果获得了国际认可。