靠 (kào) — to lean on; to rely on; near

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靠＝非＋告

ㄎㄠˋ · kào

verb — to lean on; to rely on; near

字源 FORM — what the parts do

非義two backs turned to each other — leaning back to back

告聲gào — gives the soundthe 告 series: 造 zào, 誥 gào

ITgào → kào — initial and tone shift

非 below is two wings, two backs facing away from each other — bodies set against each other for support. 告 gào sits on top with the sound, hardened to kào. To put your weight on something: 依靠, 靠近 — lean, rely, draw near.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩個人背對背（非）互相抵著，告（告）一聲——穩穩靠住了。

Two people set back to back (非), bracing each other, a word (告) between them — and they hold steady, leaning.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)倚靠、依靠— to lean on, to rely on常用

→靠近— to draw near, to be close to常用

⇒靠山— a backer — the mountain you lean on

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension