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Originating from the traditional character "設", which combines the "言" radical pertaining to speech with the "殳" component associated with action, "设" has historically conveyed the idea of establishing or arranging through deliberate instruction, reflecting an interconnection between language and implementation. Its semantic range expanded over time from denoting physical placement and the laying out of foundations to encompass more abstract notions such as designing systems, devising equipment, and formulating assumptions, a shift that mirrors a broader conceptual movement from tangible acts to intellectual planning. The simplified form retains this foundational structure, with "讠" serving as a streamlined representation of speech and "殳" continuing to imply action, thereby preserving the etymological essence that ties the character's modern functions to its ancestral roots in coordinated arrangement and verbal decree.
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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。