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The simplified character 设 derives from the traditional 設, which combines the semantic radical 言 (speech) with the component 殳 (a weapon or striking action). This pairing originally conveyed the idea of issuing verbal commands to direct labor or organize objects. The speech radical highlights the communicative aspect of planning, while the action component represents its physical execution. Over time, the meaning broadened from concrete arrangement to abstract concepts like establishing, designing, or founding systems and institutions.
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他设计了新产品。
我们学校设置了新课程。
这个设备非常先进。
假设明天下雨，我们就不去了。
建设文明城市需要大家努力。
他们设法解决了那个难题。
公司计划设立一个新的部门。
科学家设想了未来城市的模样。