TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
宜
宜 ＝ 且 ＋ 宀
ㄧˊ · yí
adj — fitting; (便宜) cheap
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀形the block's rim, worn to a roof's shape
Meat on the stand (且): the oracle graph lays the slices right on the block. What sits properly on the stand is fitting — 適宜、合宜; 便宜 runs from convenient down to cheap. The cover (宀) is the rim of the block, worn into a roof's shape.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
肉切得整整齊齊，一片一片擺上俎（且），正合適。
The meat, evenly sliced, goes piece by piece onto the stand (且) — a fit, exactly.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)所安——合宜— set where it belongs — fitting
→適宜、不宜— suitable; unsuited
→便宜— cheap — the easy bargain常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension