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Originally, 匡 (kuāng) referred to a square bamboo basket, a meaning reflected in its overarching radical 匚 (fāng), an open receptacle that conveys containment. The inner component, resembling 王 (wáng) or 𡈼 (tǐng), originally supplied the character's pronunciation. As the literal sense of a basket became obsolete in everyday language, the character took on the meaning of correcting, rescuing, or assisting, an extension derived from the idea of putting things in order or within proper limits. Today, it occurs mostly in formal usage, classical literature, and as a common surname.
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他匡正了错误。
老师匡正学生的发音。
我们需要匡助贫困地区。
工程师匡算了项目成本。
政府努力匡扶经济发展。
历史学家匡复了古代文献。
在团队中，他经常匡正他人的偏差。
通过匡算和匡助，他们成功完成了计划。
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