揆

The glyph centers on a core sense of measuring, calculating, or arranging, operating across two primary poles:

• Cognitive/Analytical: To estimate, calculate, or deliberate; the process of "sizing up" a situation to determine a proper course of action.
• Administrative/Functional: To manage, govern, or arrange the affairs of state.
• Nominal: By extension of the administrative sense, it refers to the official responsible for these functions (e.g., prime minister).

• Verb: Primarily transitive. It may take cognitive objects (problems, situations, standards) or administrative objects (the state, government machinery, specific affairs).
• Noun: Used as a title for a high-ranking official.

• vs. 度 (dù) and 考 (kǎo): While 度 often refers to a scale or fixed standard and 考 refers to verification/examination, 揆 emphasizes the active process of fitting a situation into an orderly or manageable arrangement.
• Later usage: The sense of "calculating" can shift toward "conformity," specifically the act of measuring oneself against a rule or standard.

In ambiguous contexts, look for the middle ground between "guessing" and "governing": the act of deliberate arrangement. If the text is neither purely speculative nor purely political, it likely refers to calculating a practical solution.