TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
對
對 ＝ 丵 ＋ 寸
ㄉㄨㄟˋ · duì
adj — right, correct; verb — to face, answer; prep — toward
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丵義a notched tablet held up — teeth along the top edgeworn into the modern left side
A hand (寸) raises the notched tablet (丵) at court and answers, point for point. Answering became facing — 對面、面對 — and matching: what fits the question is 對, right; two that match are 一對, a pair.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
上頭問一句，他把手（寸）裡的版抬一抬，回一句——一問一對。
A question from above; the tablet in his hand (寸) lifts, and an answer comes back — one for one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)對答、應對— to answer
→面對、對面— to face; opposite
⇒對、不對— right — matched to the question常用
⇒一對— a pair — two that match
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension