TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
獻
獻 ＝ 鬳 ＋ 犬
ㄒㄧㄢˋ · xiàn
verb — to offer, present, dedicate (to a superior or in ritual)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
鬳聲yàn — gives the sounda tiger mark 虍 over a cauldron 鬲 — a ritual vessel
ITyàn → xiàn — initial and tone both shift
犬義a dog — the temple offering
A dog (犬) cooked and carried up to the ancestors — the temple offering, then any gift presented to one above you. 鬳 yàn carries the sound, itself a tiger-marked cauldron 鬲 — the vessel the offering steams in. From the sacrificial dog: 貢獻、獻禮、獻身.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鼎（鬳）裡的狗（犬）熱氣騰騰，兩手捧著，往祖先的牌位前送。
The dog (犬) steams in the cauldron (鬳); two hands lift it up before the ancestors.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)祭獻— to offer in sacrifice
→貢獻、奉獻— to offer up, dedicate, contribute常用
⇒獻身— to give oneself over to something
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension