TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
接
接 ＝ 扌 ＋ 妾
ㄐㄧㄝ · jiē
verb — to connect; to catch, receive
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
妾聲qiè — gives the sound
{j,q,x}ITqiè → jiē — the {j,q,x} crossing; tone shifts too
A hand (扌) with 妾 qiè for the sound, q worn to j. The hand closes the gap: to join (連接), to catch what comes (接住, 接電話), to meet someone halfway (接人). Joined with no gap at all — 直接, direct.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
球飛過來，手（扌）一伸——穩穩落在掌心。
The ball flies in; the hand (扌) reaches — and it lands square in the palm.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)接合、相交— to join, meet
→接住、接到— to catch, receive常用
→接人、迎接— to meet, pick up
→連接、直接— connected — no gap between
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
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