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The character "揣" is composed of the hand radical 扌 and the component 耑, which originally functioned as a phonetic element. Its earliest meanings centered on physical actions performed by the hand, specifically measuring or gauging dimensions, which naturally extended to abstract senses of estimation and speculation. Later usage developed the meaning of carrying or hiding items within one's clothing, as seen in the verb sense of tucking something away. While the phonetic connection to 耑 has weakened in modern pronunciation, the hand radical continues to signal the character's relation to manual or physical actions across its range of meanings.
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他把钱包揣进口袋。
我揣着钥匙去上班。
不要随意揣测别人的想法。
他仔细揣摩这句话的含义。
她揣着不安的心情等待结果。
我们需要揣度对方的意图。
尽管他揣测到风险，还是决定投资。
在谈判中，善于揣摩对手的心理至关重要。