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组 is the simplified form of 組, a phonosemantic compound: 纟 (silk) conveys the meaning, and 且 (qiě) indicates the sound. The traditional radical 糸 reflects the original definition of weaving silk bands, cords, or ribbons. Because weaving binds individual threads into a unified fabric, the character's sense extended to organizing people or items into groups, teams, or committees. Today it primarily denotes organizations, assemblies, or the act of composing a cohesive structure from separate parts.
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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。
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