TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
器
器 ＝ 口 ＋ 犬
ㄑㄧˋ · qì
noun — vessel, utensil; implement; capacity
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犬義a dog in the middle, set to guard them
Four vessels stand open (the four 口) with a dog (犬) planted in the middle to guard them — 犬所以守之, the watchdog over the household ware. From the guarded vessels: 器皿 dishes, 器具 implements, and then a person's measure, 器量 capacity — what a vessel can hold.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
四口器皿圍一圈，當中一條狗（犬）守著，不准人動。
Four open vessels in a ring, a dog (犬) set in the middle to guard them.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)器皿、容器— vessel; container常用
→器具、儀器— implement; instrument常用
⇒器量、大器— capacity; a person's measure
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension