TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
募
ㄇㄨˋ · mù
verb — to raise, recruit, enlist (funds or people) by calling for them
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Fmò → mù — same m, the vowel narrows
Putting out effort (力) to gather a crowd — to recruit, to raise. 莫 mò carries the sound, the vowel pulled tight to mù. From a wide call goes out 募兵、募款、招募.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
街口立起一面旗，出力（力）喊一整天——人和錢都募來了。
A banner goes up at the crossroads; effort (力) shouted all day long — the crowd and the coin both come in.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)廣求— to seek far and wide
→招募、募兵— to recruit, enlist常用
⇒募款、募集— to raise (funds), collect
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension