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The character "贰" finds its origins in early conceptions of duplication or secondary placement, with its structural composition merging the radical for "shell currency" with a component signifying the number two, thereby linking it historically to matters of value and accounting. Its meaning gradually narrowed from a broader sense of assistance or replication to specifically denote the numeral two in formal and financial contexts, where its use aimed to prevent tampering in records. The traditional form "貳" retains the "貝" element to emphasize this economic association, and although the character's graphical form has seen modifications over time, its fundamental role as a formal numeral has remained stable.
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我有一张贰元纸币。
请支付贰佰元整。
他的存款是贰万元。
发票上写着贰拾元。
这本书售价贰拾伍元。
合同中金额为贰仟元。
他因贰心被公司开除。
银行账户余额为贰万叁仟元。