TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
屜
屜 = 尸 + 世
ㄊㄧˋ · tì
noun — a drawer; a tray, a tier
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尸義a body, the cover or frame over it
A cover or frame (尸) over a layered piece (世) — the sliding tray that pulls out tier by tier. The whole graph names the drawer and the steaming tray: 抽屜、蒸屜.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一格一格(世)疊在框(尸)下,一拉就抽了出來。
Tier on tier (世) sits beneath the frame (尸), and a single pull slides one out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)抽屜— a drawer常用
→蒸屜— a steaming tray, a tier
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension