TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
廷
廷 ＝ 廴 ＋ 𡈼
ㄊㄧㄥˊ · tíng
noun — a court; the ruler's hall (朝廷、宮廷)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
廴義a stretched stride — the long courtyard
𡈼聲tǐng — gives the sound, a figure standing on the ground
Ttǐng → tíng — same sound, tone lifts
The stretched-stride sign (廴) draws out a long open courtyard, and 𡈼 tǐng — a figure standing on a line of ground — carries the sound, lifting a tone to tíng. 說文: 朝中也. The court where the ruler holds audience: 朝廷、宮廷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人立在地上（𡈼），腳下的路（廴）伸進大殿——朝廷。
A figure stands on the ground (𡈼), the path (廴) running on into the great hall — the court.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)朝廷、宮廷— the court, the ruler's hall常用
→廷臣— a court official
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension