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The character 数, denoting number and the act of counting, derives from early conceptualizations of calculation, with its traditional form 數 structurally built from the phonetic component 婁 suggesting its sound and the semantic element 攵 implying an action, originally related to handling or tallying items. Over centuries, its core meaning evolved from the specific physical process of enumeration to encompass broader abstractions including numerical quantity, mathematical figures, and in certain classical contexts, notions of frequency or even destiny. The adapted form 数 preserves this fundamental composition with a modified phonetic part, reflecting incremental morphological adjustments that have consistently retained the character's primary semantic functions through its historical lineage.
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我喜欢数学课。
他数了三个苹果。
数字技术发展很快。
我们需要更多数据。
数量和质量都重要。
他擅长数学计算。
这个数据需要仔细分析。
统计数字显示经济增长。