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The character 决 (traditional: 決) is a phono-semantic compound. Its traditional form uses the water radical 氵 (shuǐ) for meaning and 夬 (guài) for sound; the simplified form replaces 氵 with the ice radical 冫 (bīng). It originally described the forceful, definitive action of a river breaching its banks or a dike. This physical concept of an unstoppable rupture evolved metaphorically into mental and administrative domains, leading to its core meanings: to make a firm decision, to resolve a dispute, to determine an outcome, and to act with absolute certainty.
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我决定去北京。
他解决了这个难题。
她有决心学好英语。
决赛非常精彩。
我决不忘记你的帮助。
公司决定开发新产品。
经过思考，他做出了决定。
在困难面前，我们必须坚决应对。