TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
撮
撮 ＝ 扌 ＋ 最
ㄘㄨㄛ · cuō
verb — to pinch up, gather; measure word — a pinch of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
ITzuì → cuō — the sibilant softens, tone shifts
A hand (扌) brings the fingertips together and lifts — to pinch up, to gather a little. 最 zuì carries the sound, worn toward cuō. From the pinch: 撮合 bringing two together, 一撮 a small pinch of.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
三根指頭一攏，鹽就捏起了那麼一小撮。
Three fingers close, and just that much salt lifts in the pinch.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)捏取— to pinch up常用
→撮合— to bring together; to match-make
→一撮— a pinch of (measure word)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension