TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
宅
宅 ＝ 宀 ＋ 乇
ㄓㄞˊ · zhái
noun — a residence, a house, a dwelling
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof — a dwelling
乇聲tuō — gives the sound
IFTtuō → zhái — the sound shifts far from the donor
A roof (宀) over a place to settle — a dwelling. 乇 carries the sound, worn far from tuō to zhái. From the house itself: 住宅, 宅院, 宅邸 — a residence, a courtyard house, a mansion.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個屋頂（宀）罩下來，底下安頓好——這就是家了。
A roof (宀) settles overhead, the place made snug beneath — here is home.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)住宅、宅院— a residence, a dwelling常用
→宅邸— a mansion, an estate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension