TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
賺
ㄓㄨㄢˋ · zhuàn
verb — to earn, to make (money), to profit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
ITjiān → zhuàn — the initial and tone shift
Money (貝) with 兼 jiān — a hand holding two stalks at once — for the sound, worn from j to zh. Money that comes in over the cost is profit, what you earn: 賺錢、賺取.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一手（兼）把兩份的錢（貝）都攏進來——賺到了。
One hand (兼) gathers in two shares of money (貝) at once — a profit.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)賺錢、賺取— to earn, to make money常用
→賺到、倒賺— to come out ahead
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension