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The character 研 is a phono-semantic compound. The left-side radical 石 (stone) provides its core meaning related to rocks and hard materials, while the right component 幵 acts as the phonetic element. Originally, 研 described the physical act of grinding, crushing, or rubbing materials with a stone, such as grinding ink or processing grain. This concept of breaking something down into finer particles later extended metaphorically to the intellectual realm. Thus, the character's primary modern meaning came to represent deep study, careful research, and rigorous academic or scientific investigation.
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我们在研究问题。
科学家研究新药物。
公司研发新产品。
他研磨咖啡豆。
这个研究结果很重要。
他们正在深入研究这个课题。
为了成功，我们必须仔细研究市场。
经过多年的研究，他终于发现了真相。