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TSUMUGU · A2 · 字
肌 character · A2
肌 ＝ 月 ＋ 几
ㄐㄧ · jī
noun — muscle, flesh

字源 FORM — what the parts do

月義the flesh radical — body, meat
几聲jī — gives the sounda low table, two legs and a top
The flesh radical (月) marks the body, and 几 jī carries the sound. Together the meat on the bones, the muscle: 肌肉、肌膚.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

身上的肉（月），緊實得像撐在小几（几）上——一塊塊肌肉。
Flesh (月) on the frame, firm as if braced over a little stand (几) — muscle.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)肌肉— muscle常用
→肌膚— skin and flesh
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
肋lèisame flesh 月, but 力 for the ribs; 肌 takes 几 for muscle几jīthe phonetic alone — a small table