TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
攝
攝 ＝ 扌 ＋ 聶
ㄕㄜˋ · shè
verb — to take in, absorb; to take (a photo); to act in place of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand — gripping and drawing in
聶聲niè — gives the soundthree ears (耳) close together, whispering
IFniè → shè — initial and final both shift
The hand (扌) gripping and drawing a thing in — 聶 niè gives the sound, three ears huddled to whisper, worn to shè. From the grasp come taking in, capturing a picture, and standing in for another: 攝取、攝影、攝政.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）一把抓住，把東西收攏進來——攝取。
The hand (扌) closes on a thing and gathers it in — to take in.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)攝取、收攝— to grasp, take in常用
→攝影、拍攝— to photograph, film常用
⇒攝政、代攝— to act as regent, stand in
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
懾shèthe lookalike — 懾 takes the heart (忄) beside for fear, 攝 takes the hand () for the grasp