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給
給 ＝ 糸 ＋ 合
ㄍㄟˇ · gěi/jǐ
verb — to give; to, for; (jǐ) to supply
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk threads — cloth, the old wealth
IFThé → jǐ — and everyday speech walks on to gěi
Thread (糸) made sufficient — to supply: provisions were cloth and grain, and 給 topped them up. 合 hé gives the sound, worn to jǐ (供給); everyday speech carried it on to gěi, the hand-it-over word: 給你.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
倉庫門開了，一捆捆布（糸）發下去，一家一份。
The storehouse opens; bundles of cloth (糸) go out, one share to each family.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
jǐ
(本義)供給、給水— to supply — to make enough
gěi
(引申)給— to give; to, for常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension