湊 (còu) — to gather, come together; to make up, piece together

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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字

湊 character · B1 (est.)

湊＝氵＋奏

ㄘㄡˋ · còu

verb — to gather, come together; to make up, piece together

字源 FORM — what the parts do

氵義water

奏聲zòu — gives the soundtwo hands presenting an offering up — to present, bring forward

{ts,tsh}IFzòu → còu — the {z,c} crossing; rhyme shifts too

Water (氵) where streams run together — the old sense, waters meeting. 奏 zòu carries the sound, the offering-up graph, worn from z to c. From waters gathering, people and pieces brought together: 湊合、拼湊、湊巧.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩條小溪在腳下併成一股（氵）——湊到了一起。

Two small streams meet underfoot into one (氵) — come together.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)湊集、聚湊— waters meeting; to gather常用

→拼湊、湊合— to make up, piece together

⇒湊巧、湊數— by chance; to make up the number

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension