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The character "项" is traditionally composed of the component "工", which can imply a sense of rigidity or structure, combined with "頁", a component historically associated with the head. This construction originally denoted the back of the neck, a specific and tangible part of the body where the spine meets the skull. Over time, its meaning extended from this concrete anatomical reference to more figurative and categorical applications, coming to signify individual items or entries within a series, as each could be seen as a distinct unit linked to a whole, much like vertebrae. In modern usage, while the connection to the neck is largely archaic, the character maintains its core sense of a discrete entry or point, evident in its application to list items, clauses in a document, or specific terms in mathematics and finance.
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我们需要完成这个项目。
列表中有三项任务。
请选择正确的选项。
她戴了一条漂亮的项链。
这项政策对经济有好处。
在众多事项中，这项最为紧急。
根据合同条款，我们必须履行各项义务。
该项目在技术创新方面取得了多项突破性进展。