TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
右
右 ＝ 𠂇 ＋ 口
ㄧㄡˋ · yòu
noun/adj — right; the right side
字源 FORM — what the parts do
𠂇義a hand — the right hand
The right hand was written 又; when 又 got borrowed away for "again", a mouth (口) was added to keep the hand on paper — the hand that feeds the mouth and helps the speaking. The helping sense later took a person (亻) and became 佑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
夾菜的筷子在這隻手（𠂇）裡，往嘴（口）邊送。
The chopsticks sit in this hand (𠂇), lifting food toward the mouth (口).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)右手— the right hand
→右邊— right, the right side常用
→保佑的佑— to aid — split off as 佑
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension