TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
合
合 ＝ 亼 ＋ 口
ㄏㄜˊ · hé
verb — to close; to fit; to join
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亼義a lid
A lid (亼) set on an opening (口), edges meeting all the way round — to close, to fit. What fits goes together: 適合 suits, 合作 works together, 結合 joins into one.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
罐口（口）擦乾淨，蓋子（亼）一放、轉半圈——密合。
The jar's mouth (口) wiped clean; the lid (亼) drops, a half-turn — sealed.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)閉合— to close — lid meeting mouth
→適合、符合— to fit, accord常用
→合作、結合— to join, combine — fitted into one
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension