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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 字
諮 character · TOCFL 7 (est.)
諮 ＝ 言 ＋ 次 ＋ 口
ㄗ · zī
verb — to consult, take counsel, inquire of

字源 FORM — what the parts do

言義speech — words spokenadded later to the older word 咨
次聲cì — gives the sound
{z,c,s}ITcì → zī — the {z,c,s} sibilants; tone shifts too
口義a mouth — the asking次 over 口 is 咨, the original 'consult' graph
The sound 次 (cì) over a mouth (口) is 咨, the old word for putting a question to others. Speech (言) was later added across the front to make 諮 — to consult, to seek counsel before deciding. The two graphs still share the work: 諮詢, 諮商.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

拿不定主意，開口（口）向人發問，把話（言）說出來——諮詢。
Unsure, you open your mouth (口) and put the words (言) to others — 諮詢, you consult.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)諮詢、諮商— to consult, take counsel常用
→諮文— an official letter of inquiry
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
咨zīthe original word — 諮 is it with 言 added詢＝ 言 ＋ 旬xúnits partner in 諮詢 — the asking half