TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
做
做 ＝ 亻 ＋ 故
ㄗㄨㄛˋ · zuò
verb — to do, to make
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
A person (亻) at work. The graph is a late vernacular split from 作 zuò — one word, two written shapes that divided the labor: 作 keeps the literary posts (工作、作家), 做 takes the hands-on everyday doing (做飯、做事).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他（亻）捲起袖子，和麵、生火——桌上多了一鍋熱飯。
He (亻) rolls his sleeves, kneads, lights the stove — a hot pot lands on the table.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)做事、做飯— to do, to make常用
→做人— how one carries oneself
→做夢— to dream — to make a dream
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension