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The character "计" originates from the combination of the semantic component "言", meaning speech or words, and the phonetic component "十", representing the number ten. This structure reflects its earliest core meaning of verbal calculation, tallying, or reckoning, as in counting and presenting a numerical account. Over centuries, its meaning naturally broadened from this concrete act of calculation to encompass more abstract forms of planning, strategizing, and devising methods, leading to its use in words for schemes, meters, and ideas. The traditional form "計" maintains an identical construction and the same essential components, with the evolution of its meaning residing not in a structural change but in an expanded application from specific arithmetic to general deliberation and intention.
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我计划明天去。
公司有新的计划。
计算数学题很难。
请你计时十分钟。
设计这张图花了三天。
统计数据显示增长。
这个计谋非常巧妙。
预计下周完成项目。