TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
邀
邀 ＝ 辶 ＋ 敫
ㄧㄠ · yāo
verb — to invite, ask along; to solicit, seek
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義the walk — a road and a foot
敫聲jiǎo — gives the sounda white sign (白+方) with a hand striking (攴) — light sent out
IFjiǎo → yāo — the j-onset thins to y, the rhyme shifts too
The walk (辶) and 敫 jiǎo, a bright sign struck to send a signal out. To go out along the way and call someone to come — to invite. 敫 lends the sound, j thinned to y. 邀請、邀約、邀集.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他半路（辶）攔下友人，拍著肩（敫）招呼：一道來。
Midway down the road (辶) he stops a friend, claps his shoulder, and waves him along.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)邀請、邀約— to invite, ask along常用
→邀集、邀稿— to solicit, gather, seek
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension