TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
政
政 ＝ 正 ＋ 攵
ㄓㄥˋ · zhèng
noun — government, public affairs
字源 FORM — what the parts do
攵義a hand with a stick — action taken
Straight (正) and the hand with its stick (攵); 正 gives the sound too, exactly. 說文: 政，正也 — governing is tapping the crooked back into line: 政府、政治、政策.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
尺一敲（攵），歪掉的木條回到線上（正）——再量一次，直了。
The rule raps (攵), the crooked slat comes back to the line (正) — measured again: straight.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)匡正（政者，正也）— to set straight
→政事、政府— government — the straightening of affairs常用
→政治、政策— politics; policy常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension