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The character "帐", whose traditional form is written as "帳", originates from the semantic combination of the radical "巾", indicating cloth or textile, and the phonetic component "長", which also contributes a sense of extension or spreading. This structure reflects its core early meaning of a curtain or canopy, a piece of fabric hung or stretched out to enclose a space. Over time, the meaning extended metaphorically due to the historical practice of keeping financial records on cloth scrolls or hangings, leading to its primary modern sense of an account, ledger, or reckoning, as in keeping track of debits and credits. The simplified form "帐" maintains the cloth radical but replaces the complex phonetic with "长", a common simplification, while preserving the dual conceptual lineage of a physical fabric enclosure and the abstract registry of accounts derived from it.
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这个帐篷很便宜。
请核对一下帐单。
他负责管理公司帐目。
我们需要清算这些帐务。
在露营时，帐篷是我们的家。
财务部门每月都要做帐。
由于帐目混乱，审计遇到了困难。
为了准确报税，必须保持帐簿清晰。