TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
據
據 ＝ 扌 ＋ 豦
ㄐㄩˋ · jù
verb — to lean on; to occupy; to base on
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
豦聲jù — gives the sounda tiger (虍) and a boar (豕) locked mid-fight
A hand (扌) braced on something, taking the weight — to hold one's ground. 豦 jù gives the sound, a tiger (虍) and a boar (豕) locked mid-fight. Holding a position is 佔據; the ground an argument holds is 根據、證據.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
山路陡，他一手（扌）按住大石，整個人靠上去。
The trail turns steep; one hand (扌) braces on the boulder, his whole weight against it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)依靠、按著— to lean on, hold onto
→佔據— to occupy — held ground
→根據、證據— grounds, evidence — what a claim leans on常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension