TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
柴
ㄔㄞˊ · chái
noun — firewood, brushwood
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFcǐ → chái — the reading shifted off the donor
此 cǐ over wood (木), the sound on top. The wood you gather to burn — firewood. 此 carries the sound, shifted from cǐ to chái. 此 also frames 紫 zǐ, purple, and 些 xiē.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
撿這（此）一捆木（木）回去燒——柴。
Gather this (此) bundle of wood (木) to burn — firewood.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)柴火、木柴— firewood, brushwood常用
→火柴— a match — fire-stick
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension