TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
錢
錢 ＝ 金 ＋ 戔
ㄑㄧㄢˊ · qián
noun — money
字源 FORM — what the parts do
戔聲jiān — gives the soundtwo halberds 戈 stacked — cutting small
{j,q,x}ITjiān → qián — the {j,q,x} crossing; tone shifts too
Metal (金) with 戔 jiān for sound — first a bronze farm tool, then the coin it was melted into: money. The 戔 family runs small and thin: 淺 shallow, 賤 cheap, 錢 small change.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
金（金）切成小小一片片（戔）——數得出來的，就是錢。
Metal (金) cut small (戔), piece by countable piece — money.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)農具（古）— a bronze farm tool — the original sense
→金錢— money常用
⇒價錢— the price — money asked
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension