TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
拒
拒 ＝ 扌 ＋ 巨
ㄐㄩˋ · jù
verb — to refuse, reject; to resist
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
The hand (扌) holds a thing off — to ward away, to refuse. 巨 jù, the great set-square a workman grips, carries the sound exactly. So 拒絕 turns down, 抗拒 pushes back, 拒之門外 keeps it outside the door.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）一伸，硬生生把湊上來的東西頂回去。
The hand (扌) thrusts out and shoves the approaching thing flatly back.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)拒絕、抗拒— to refuse; to resist常用
→拒守— to hold off, defend against — to ward at the gate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension