TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
溪
溪 ＝ 氵 ＋ 奚
ㄒㄧ · xī
noun — a creek, mountain stream
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
奚聲xī — gives the sounda hand leading a bound captive by a cord — a how, a what
Water (氵) running small through the hills — a creek. 奚 xī carries the sound, the hand-and-cord graph, an exact match. The sense stays at the mountain stream: 溪水、溪谷、小溪.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
山谷裡一道細水（氵），踩著石頭就能過——溪。
A thin run of water down the valley (氵), crossed by stepping stone to stone — the creek.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)溪水、小溪— a creek, mountain stream常用
→溪谷、溪流— a stream-valley, watercourse
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
奚xīthe sound side — 奚 is the hand-and-cord alone, 溪 adds water