TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
丈
丈 ＝ 又 ＋ 丨
ㄓㄤˋ · zhàng
noun — a unit of ten chi; an elder, a man
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丨義the staff it grips
A hand (又) grips a measuring staff (丨) ten chi long — that length is a 丈. The hand wore flat into the top stroke, so it no longer reads as a hand. From the man who carries the staff: 丈夫, the husband, and 丈人, the father-in-law.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手握住量竿，從地上量到頭頂——一個人高，差不多就是一丈。
A hand grips the staff and measures from the ground to overhead — one man's height, about one 丈.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)一丈（十尺）— a zhang, ten chi long常用
→丈量— to measure land
→丈夫、丈人— husband; father-in-law — the man with the staff常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension