TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
具
具 ＝ 目 ＋ 廾
ㄐㄩˋ · jù
verb/noun — to have; tool, utensil
字源 FORM — what the parts do
廾義two hands, liftingwritten as the base strokes 一 and 八
Two hands (廾) lift the cauldron (鼎, worn to 目) — everything brought to the table, furnished. From the things provided, the implements (工具、家具、餐具); from the providing itself, to have — 具有、具備.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手（廾）把鍋抬上桌，碗筷已經擺好——可以開飯了。
Two hands (廾) heft the pot onto the table, bowls and chopsticks already set — ready to eat.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)備辦、備齊— to furnish, set out
→器具（工具、家具）— implement, tool常用
→具有、具備— to have, possess常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension