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TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
煮 character · A2 (est.)
煮 ＝ 火 ＋ 者
ㄓㄨˇ · zhǔ
verb — to boil, cook in water

字源 FORM — what the parts do

火義fire, worn to four dots underneath (灬)
者聲zhě — gives the soundthe old "the one who"
FTzhě → zhǔ — the e rounds to u, tone shifts
Fire (火, worn to four dots below) under a pot — to boil. 者 zhě carries the sound, the e rounded to u. Anything set over water and heat is 煮: 煮飯、煮湯、煮菜.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

鍋底四點火（火）燒著，水滾了，米在裡頭翻——煮。
The four dots of fire (火) under the pot, the water rolling, the rice tumbling inside — boiling.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)煮飯、煮湯— to boil, cook常用
→煮菜— to stew, simmer (dishes)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
著＝ 艹 ＋ 者zhethe lookalike — 著 wears grass 艹 on top; 煮 sets fire 灬 below者zhěthe phonetic alone — the bare "the one who," no fire