TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
制
制 ＝ 未 ＋ 刂
ㄓˋ · zhì
verb/noun — to regulate, restrict; a system
字源 FORM — what the parts do
刂義a knife
A knife (刂) goes through an overgrown tree (未, worn in the modern form) — to cut to shape. From trimming wood to trimming conduct: 制度、限制、控制.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
枝枒亂長，刀（刂）一路修過去——樹（未）裁出了形狀。
Branches every direction; the knife (刂) works down the trunk — the tree (未) takes its shape.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)裁切— to cut, trim
→制定、制度— to set rules; a system — conduct cut to shape常用
⇒限制、控制— to limit, control
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension