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The character "组" in its traditional form "組" is constructed from the silk radical "糸" combined with the phonetic and semantic component "且", which originally depicted an ancestral tablet. This structure points to an early meaning related to the binding or weaving of silk threads into a broad ribbon or sash, a tangible object created by bringing separate strands into a unified whole. From this concrete origin, the meaning broadened to encompass the action of forming any collection or arrangement, and subsequently to denote the resulting collective itself, such as a team, set, or category. This conceptual shift from a specific physical artifact to a general principle of organization represents the core of its semantic development, allowing it to function flexibly as both a verb meaning to form or organize and a noun for the formed unit.
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我们是一个学习小组。
学校组织了课外活动。
他参加了一个足球小组。
这个团队由不同专业的人组成。
他们正在组合新的实验数据。
分子是由原子组成的。
这个项目需要跨部门协作重组。
公司决定重组现有资源以应对市场变化。