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估 is a verb meaning to estimate, guess, or appraise. It consists of the semantic radical 亻 on the left, indicating a person or human action, and the phonetic component 古 on the right, which provides the pronunciation and independently means "ancient" or "old", though this meaning does not affect the primary definition. The human radical underscores that evaluation, whether assessing prices, analyzing situations, or making informed guesses, relies on subjective judgment, analysis, and experience. The character is commonly used in commercial contexts, such as merchants pricing goods, and in everyday scenarios where individuals predict outcomes or approximate quantities without exact measurements.
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我估计今天会下雨。
他低估了我的能力。
我们需要评估风险。
请你估价这幅画。
你估摸他几点能来？
预估结果明天公布。
公司估量了投资回报。
不要低估这个项目的复杂性。