TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
續
續 ＝ 糸 ＋ 賣
ㄒㄩˋ · xù
verb — to continue, extend; to renew
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義a silk thread
賣聲the worn 𧶠 yù — gives the soundwritten like 賣 sell on the page; a different graph underneath, kept only for its voice
Iyù → xù — the scattered 𧶠 family: 讀 dú、贖 shú
A thread (糸) joined on so it runs longer — to continue. The right side reads like 賣 sell on the page; underneath it is a worn different graph, 𧶠 yù, here only for its sound — the same donor sounds 讀 dú and 贖 shú. Together: 繼續、連續、手續.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一捲線（糸）用到底，新線接上尾端——不停。
The spool runs out; new thread (糸) ties onto the tail end — no stop.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)接續、連續— to join on, run unbroken常用
→續約、續杯— to renew, refill — another length added
→陸續— one after another — lengths arriving in series
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension