TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
鉅
鉅 ＝ 釒 ＋ 巨
ㄐㄩˋ · jù
adj — huge, enormous (variant of 巨)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
釒義the metal radical — iron, hardness
The metal radical (釒) with 巨 jù — itself a huge carpenter's square — for both sound and sense. The base is hard iron, a great hook; it stands for 巨 in the sense of huge: 鉅款 a huge sum, 鉅變 a vast change.
意 · Meanings
(本義)大鈎、堅鐵— a great hook; hard iron
→鉅款、鉅富— a huge sum; immensely rich
→鉅變— a vast upheaval
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension