TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
侶
侶 ＝ 亻 ＋ 呂
ㄌㄩˇ · lǚ
noun — companion, partner (伴侶, 情侶)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
呂聲lǚ — gives the soundtwo mouths (口) stacked, spine-bone — paired, linked
A person (亻) with 呂 lǚ for the sound — and 呂 is itself two linked pieces stacked. 說文: 徒侶也, a fellow traveler. The person you walk paired with: 伴侶、情侶、僧侶.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人（亻）身邊，呂（呂）兩塊扣著——成雙的同伴。
One person (亻), and beside them 呂 — two pieces linked — the companion that makes a pair.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)徒侶、伴侶— a companion, fellow常用
→情侶、僧侶— partner; monk — a paired role
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
呂lǚthe phonetic, bare — two linked mouths; 侶 sets a person beside it