TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
較
ㄐㄧㄠˋ · jiào
verb/adv — to compare; relatively
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tjiāo → jiào — tone only
A chariot (車) with 交 jiāo for the sound; the tone shifts. The first sense is the crossbar rails on the chariot's sides; carts drawn up rail to rail get measured against each other — 比較, to compare.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩輛車（車）並排停好，輪對輪，桿對桿——高下立見。
Two carts drawn up side by side, wheel to wheel, rail to rail — the difference shows at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)車旁橫木— the chariot's side rail
→比較— to compare常用
⇒計較— to weigh and haggle
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension