TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
利
利 ＝ 禾 ＋ 刂
ㄌㄧˋ · lì
adj/noun — sharp; benefit, profit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
禾義standing grain
刂義a knife
A knife (刂) through standing grain (禾) — the edge that cuts clean is 鋒利, and the cut grain in your hand is the gain: 利益、有利. Money's own harvest is 利息, interest.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鐮刀（刂）一揮，一排禾（禾）齊齊倒下。
One sweep of the blade (刂) and a rank of grain (禾) drops together.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鋒利— sharp — the clean-cutting edge
→利益、有利— benefit, advantage — the harvest in hand常用
⇒利息— interest — money's harvest
→順利— going smoothly — nothing resists the edge
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension