TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
夾
ㄐㄧㄚˊ · jiá
verb — to clamp, press between; noun — a clip, folder
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A big person (大) with two small ones (人 人) tucked one under each arm — held tight between the sides. To clamp, to pin a thing between two surfaces, then the thing that does the clamping: 夾子、夾住、文件夾.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大人（大）兩臂一收，左右各夾住一個小孩（人），跑不掉。
The big one (大) clamps both arms in, a small figure (人) pinned under each — and neither can get loose.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)夾住、夾緊— to clamp, press between常用
→夾子、髮夾— a clip, clamp常用
→文件夾、夾層— a folder; an in-between layer
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension