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怎 is a phonosemantic compound made up of the heart radical 心 at the bottom and the phonetic element 乍 at the top. The 心 component indicates the semantic field of mental activities and states, thoughts, feelings, and the inner life, while 乍 supplies the pronunciation. Functioning as an interrogative pronoun, 怎 corresponds to the English words 'how', 'what', or 'why' and is employed to inquire about the nature, condition, or manner of an action or a situation. Its meaning is firmly interrogative, consistently used to question states of affairs or methods.
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你怎么知道？
这件事怎么办？
你怎样去学校？
我不知怎么办。
他怎么还没来？
你告诉我怎么做。
无论怎样，我都会帮你。
你怎么能这样说话？
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