TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
繳
繳 ＝ 糸 ＋ 敫
ㄐㄧㄠˇ · jiǎo/zhuó
verb — (jiǎo) to hand over, pay, submit; (zhuó) the silk cord on an arrow
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk cord — tied to an arrow's tail to draw it back
敫聲jiǎo — gives the soundlight scattering off, a thing sent flying
A silk cord (糸) tied to an arrow so the shot can be hauled back; 敫 jiǎo carries the sound. From reeling the arrow in comes handing over what's due — paying it back in: 繳費、繳稅、上繳.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
箭飛出去，尾上的絲繩（糸）一拉——連箭帶獵物都收了回來。
The arrow flies, the silk cord on its tail (糸) is pulled — arrow and catch both reeled back in.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
zhuó
(本義)繳、生絲繩— the silk cord on a shooting-arrow
jiǎo
(引申)繳費、繳稅、上繳— to hand over, pay, submit常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension