TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
用
ㄩㄥˋ · yòng
verb — to use
字源 FORM — what the parts do
用形a wooden bucket — the old graph of 桶
A wooden bucket, staves bound in a hoop — the old graph of 桶. The everyday word use borrowed the character whole; the bucket took on wood 木 and lives as 桶. From the loan, all of use: 使用、有用、不用.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
井邊那隻桶（用），繩子磨得發亮——誰來，提起來就用。
The bucket (用) by the well, its rope worn shiny — whoever comes, lifts it and uses it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)木桶（桶的本字）— a wooden bucket — the old form of 桶
(假借)使用— to use常用
→用處、用法— use, way of using
→費用— expenses — what gets used up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
桶tǒngthe bucket reclaimed — wood 木 added back甬yǒngthe lookalike — 甬 grows a stem on top, stays open