TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
歷
歷 ＝ 厤 ＋ 止
ㄌㄧˋ · lì
verb — to pass through, experience
字源 FORM — what the parts do
厤聲lì — gives the sound, exactlyrows of grain (秝) under a cliff (厂)
A foot (止) walks below; 厤 lì above gives the sound exactly — rows of grain under a cliff. Together they write passing through, stalk after stalk, one by one: 經歷、歷史、歷年.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
腳（止）沿著田邊走，一排禾一排禾，數到了田尾。
The foot (止) follows the field edge, row of grain after row, counting to the far end.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)經過、走過— to pass through
→經歷、歷史— experience; history — what has been passed through常用
→歷年、歷代— successive — year by year
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
曆lìthe twin — 曆 sets a sun 日 under the cliff, 歷 a foot 止zhǐthe walking foot, alone — a footprint