TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
紡
紡 ＝ 糸 ＋ 方
ㄈㄤˇ · fǎng
verb — to spin (thread, yarn)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread
Tfāng → fǎng — same syllable, tone drops to third
Thread (糸) is twisted into being — to spin. 方 fāng carries the sound, tone fallen to fǎng. 紡紗、紡織 all turn fibre into line.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手指捻著棉絮，紡車一轉，鬆鬆的纖維抽成一條長線。
Fingers pinch the cotton, the wheel turns — loose fibre drawn out into one long thread (糸).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)紡紗、紡線— to spin yarn, thread常用
→紡織— to spin and weave; textiles常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension