TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
度
度 ＝ 庶 ＋ 又
ㄉㄨˋ · dù/duó
noun — a measure, degree; (duó) to gauge
字源 FORM — what the parts do
庶聲shù — gives the sound, its fire dots worn away
I≠shù → dù — an old crossing, outside today's families
A hand (又) spans out lengths — hand-widths were the first ruler. 庶 shù, its fire dots worn away, carries the sound, worn from sh to d. From the measuring hand: 尺度、溫度、程度 — and read duó, the verb: to gauge.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
布攤開，手（又）一拃、兩拃、三拃——量好了。
The cloth spread flat; the hand (又) spans once, twice, three times — measured.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
dù
(本義)尺度——量長短的標準— a measure — the standard of length
→程度、溫度— degree — how far along the scale常用
→制度、法度— rules — the set measures of conduct
duó
(引申)揣度——心裡量一量— to gauge — measuring in the mind
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension