TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
姿
ㄗ · zī
noun — bearing, posture, pose; looks, grace
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IT次 cì → 姿 zī — the onset shifts c- to z- within its {z,c,s} family; tone falls to level
次 (cì) over 女 (woman) — 說文 reads it 態, bearing. The way a body is carried and held: 姿勢 (a posture), 姿態 (a manner), 姿色 (good looks), 雄姿 (a commanding figure). 次 lends the sound, shifted from cì to zī.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
身子（女）一站、一轉，擺出個樣子來——這就是姿。
A body (女) stands, turns, holds a line — that carriage is 姿.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)姿勢、姿態— bearing, posture, pose常用
→姿色、丰姿— good looks, grace
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension