TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
卷
卷 ＝ 卪 ＋ 龹
ㄐㄩㄢˇ · juǎn/juàn
verb (juǎn) — to roll up, curl; noun (juàn) — a scroll, volume; an exam paper
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卪義a kneeling person, body bent
龹聲the upper half carries the sound; worn down from the old phonetic
A kneeling figure (卪) at the foot, body folded over — the whole graph is about bending and curling. The top once held a clear sound-piece, since worn to the 龹 shape modern eyes see. From curling: rolling up (juǎn), and what is rolled — the scroll, the bound volume, the exam sheet (juàn).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
人（卪）彎下身子，把一張紙一圈圈捲起來。
The figure (卪) bends down low and rolls a sheet up, coil on coil.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
juǎn
(本義)捲、卷起— to roll up, curl常用
→卷髮— curled, rolled
juàn
(引申)書卷、卷軸— a scroll, volume常用
→考卷、試卷— an exam paper
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension