TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
收
收 ＝ 丩 ＋ 攵
ㄕㄡ · shōu
verb — to gather in; to receive; to collect
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丩聲jiū — twisted cords; gives the sound
IF≠jiū → shōu — the sound donor, worn far
攵義a hand with a stick (攴)
A hand with a stick (攵) pulling twisted cords (丩, the sound) in — 說文: 捕也, to seize and gather. What is drawn in: 收到、收入; brought in from the field: 收成、豐收; gathered up and put away: 收拾.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
秋天，一手（攵）摟住綑好的穀子，一綑一綑收進倉。
Autumn — a hand (攵) draws the bound sheaves in, bundle by bundle, into the barn.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)收— to gather in, take in常用
→收入、收到— to receive; income常用
→收成、豐收— the harvest
→收拾— to tidy away, put in order
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension