TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
司
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verb — to take charge of, manage
字源 FORM — what the parts do
司形a hand bent over a mouth (口), drawn whole
The old graph carries two tellings: a hand raised over a mouth (口), giving the orders — or 后 flipped, the commander seen from the other side. Either way the word is charge: whoever 司s a thing, runs it — 司機、司法、公司.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
有人手一揮，口（口）裡發令——這件事歸他管。
A hand sweeps up, the mouth (口) gives the order — this matter is his to run.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)司、主管— to take charge of
→公司— company — charge held in common常用
→司法、司令、司機— the offices — justice, command, the wheel
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension