TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
再
再 ＝ 一 ＋ 冓
ㄗㄞˋ · zài
adv — again, once more
字源 FORM — what the parts do
冓義a doubling, written short — the donor of 構drawn shy of its full shape
一 set over 冓 written short — the double raised one more time: again. The old graph 冓 carries two tellings: crossed timbers lashed into a joint, or two fish meeting nose to nose — either way, a doubling. 再見: see each other again.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
架子（冓）綁好一層，再往上綁一層。
One frame (冓) lashed tight — and a second going up on top.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)再— once more, a second time常用
→再見— see you again常用
⇒再三— again and again
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension