TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
統
統 ＝ 糸 ＋ 充
ㄊㄨㄥˇ · tǒng
verb/noun — to unite, govern; the whole
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread
IT≠chōng → tǒng — an old crossing, outside today's families
Of a silk skein (糸), the master end — pull it and every thread follows. 充 chōng carries the sound, an old crossing worn far from today's families. From one thread leading all: 統一、總統、傳統.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
捏住總線頭一拉——整絞絲（糸）齊齊跟著走。
Pinch the master end and pull — the whole skein (糸) follows as one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)絲的總頭— the master end of a skein
→統一、統治— to unite, govern — all on one thread常用
⇒系統、傳統— a system; tradition — the line that runs through
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension