TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
割
割 ＝ 刂 ＋ 害
ㄍㄜ · gē
verb — to cut, slash; to cede, give up a portion
字源 FORM — what the parts do
刂義a knife
IFT≠hài → gē — the reading shifts wide off the donor
A knife (刂) cuts clean through — to slash, to sever, and so to cede a piece of land. 害 hài carries the sound, the reading shifted far off to gē; the same 害 sits in 轄、瞎.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
刀（刂）對準了下手（害），一刀把整塊切了下來。
The knife (刂) takes aim at the soft spot (害) and slices the whole piece clean away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)割開、宰割— to cut, slash, sever常用
→割讓、割地— to cede, give up a portion
⇒收割— to reap, harvest
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension