TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
建
建 ＝ 聿 ＋ 廴
ㄐㄧㄢˋ · jiàn
verb — to establish, build
字源 FORM — what the parts do
聿義a hand gripping its stick — brush or pole
廴義the long stride — the court walk
A hand grips its stick (聿) over the long walk (廴). The old graph carries two tellings: the brush drawing up a court's statutes, or the hand planting a pole upright — both set something standing: 建立、建設、建築.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
柱子插進土裡，兩隻手（聿）扶正——一放手，它自己站住了。
The pole goes into the earth, hands (聿) holding it true — let go, and it stands on its own.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)建立— to establish — set standing常用
→建築、建設— to build常用
→建議— to propose — set an idea up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension