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The character 判 is composed of 半 (half) on the left and the knife radical 刂 on the right. Its original meaning described the physical act of using a blade to cut something precisely in two. This action of splitting was metaphorically extended to the cognitive process of dividing facts, separating right from wrong, and distinguishing between arguments. Consequently, its primary sense shifted from physical cutting to the intellectual and legal acts of judging, deciding, evaluating, or passing sentence.
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我判断错了。
法官判他三年徒刑。
我们需要批判性思维。
审判过程非常公正。
判决书已经下来了。
这位裁判的判断很准确。
在缺乏证据的情况下，法官难以判决。
经过反复研判，他们终于做出了决定。