TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
題
ㄊㄧˊ · tí
noun — topic, title; problem
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{t,d}↔{zh,ch,sh}ITshì → tí — the {zh,ch,sh}↔{d,t} crossing; the same 是 stays tí in 提、堤
A head (頁) with 是 shì for sound — the original sense is the forehead, the head's front. What stands at the head of a text became its title (題目), and the thing set at the top for you to answer: 問題、考題.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
卷子攤開，先在最上頭（頁）寫下一行字——題。
The scroll opens; the first line goes in at its head (頁) — the title.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)額頭— the forehead
→題目、標題— title — what stands at the head常用
⇒問題、考題— question, problem — set for answering
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension