TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
偶
偶 ＝ 亻 ＋ 禺
ㄡˇ · ǒu
noun — an idol, figure; a mate; (adv) by chance
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person — the human shape carved
禺聲yú — gives the sound, drifted far to ǒu
IFT≠yú → ǒu — the sound drifts off across the board
A person (亻) with 禺 yú for the sound, drifted far to ǒu. The original is a human figure carved from wood — 木偶, 偶像 the idol. A figure made to match a person gives a mate, 配偶, and a thing that pairs evenly: 偶數 the even number, then what falls together by chance: 偶然, 偶爾.
意 · Meanings
(本義)木偶、偶像— a carved figure, idol常用
→配偶— a mate, spouse
⇒偶數— an even number
⇒偶然、偶爾— by chance, occasionally
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension