entries → 踢
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
踢 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
踢 ＝ 足 ＋ 易
ㄊㄧ · tī
verb — to kick

字源 FORM — what the parts do

足義the footthe radical, lower stroke flattened
易聲yì — gives the sound, worn from yì to tīthe sun (日) over slanting rays — change, ease
{d,t}Iyì → tī — the initial hardened to t
A foot (足) and 易 yì for the sound, worn to tī. The foot lashes out — to kick: 踢球、踢腿. The game played with the feet: 踢足球.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

腳（足）一甩，輕鬆得像易（易）——球已經飛了。
The foot (足) swings out, easy (易) as anything — and the ball is already gone.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)踢— to kick常用
→踢球、踢腿— to kick a ball; to kick out a leg常用
⇒踢足球— to play soccer常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
易yìthe phonetic without the foot — 易 is the sun over rays; 踢 adds 足 to make it kick踹chuàithe partner verb — 踹 stamps with 耑 where 踢 swings with 易