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儒
儒 ＝ 亻 ＋ 需
ㄖㄨˊ · rú
noun — scholar; the Confucian tradition
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
ITxū → rú — the initial shifts, tone with it
A person (亻) of learning — the scholar. 需 xū carries the sound, worn from x to r. The same 需 sits in 懦.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那個人（亻）等著（需）把書讀完，才肯出門。
The man (亻) waits (需) until the books are finished before he steps out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)儒者、儒生— a scholar, a learned man常用
→儒家、儒學— the Confucian school
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension