TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
祝
ㄓㄨˋ · zhù
verb — to wish (someone) well; to pray, invoke
字源 FORM — what the parts do
An altar (示) and beside it 兄 — a kneeling figure with an open mouth (口), the one chanting the words at the rite. The invoker speaking blessings before the spirits: 祝福、祝賀、慶祝.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
壇前（示）跪著一人，張口（兄）說出祝福的話。
Before the altar (示) someone kneels, mouth open (兄), speaking the blessing aloud.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)祝詞、祝禱— to invoke, pray at a rite
→祝福、祝賀— to wish well; to congratulate常用
⇒慶祝— to celebrate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension