TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
錄
錄 ＝ 釒 ＋ 彔
ㄌㄨˋ · lù
verb — to record, register; to copy down
字源 FORM — what the parts do
釒義the metal radical — engraving in metal
彔聲lù — gives the sounda well-rope drawing up water, drops falling
The metal radical (釒) with 彔 lù for the sound — words cut into metal, kept. From the engraved record: to write down, 記錄; to take down by sound or sight, 錄音、錄影; to enroll, 錄取.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
刀尖把字一筆筆刻進金屬（釒）裡——刻下了，就抹不掉。
The point cuts the words stroke by stroke into the metal (釒) — once engraved, they can't be wiped out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)記錄、錄— to record, write down常用
→錄音、錄影— to record (sound, video)常用
→錄取— to admit, enroll常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
彔lùthe sound donor, bare — a well-rope drawing water, drops falling綠＝ 糸 ＋ lǜthe sound-mate — 綠 sets beside silk 糸 (the color green), 錄 beside metal