TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
擇
擇 ＝ 扌 ＋ 睪
ㄗㄜˊ · zé
verb — to pick out, choose
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
睪聲yì — gives the soundan eye (罒) over a shackle — watching a captive
IFT≠yì → zé — the 睪 series scatters: 譯 yì、澤 zé、釋 shì、驛 yì; tone shifts too
A hand (扌) sorting through a pile, keeping some and dropping the rest — to pick out. 睪 carries the sound, scattered far across its own series: 譯、澤、釋 all wear it differently. The hand that picks gives 選擇 and 擇日 — choosing the day.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一籃菜倒在桌上，手（扌）一根一根挑：黃的丟，嫩的留。
A basket of greens tipped onto the table; the hand (扌) goes stem by stem — yellowed ones out, tender ones kept.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)挑選— to pick out
→選擇— to choose常用
→擇日、擇偶— to choose a day, a partner
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension