TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
團
團 ＝ 囗 ＋ 專
ㄊㄨㄢˊ · tuán
noun/verb — a ball, a group; to roll round
字源 FORM — what the parts do
囗義an enclosing ring
IT≠zhuān → tuán — the 專 series splits its initials: 轉 zhuǎn, 傳 chuán, 團 tuán
The box (囗) closes a ring; 專 zhuān carries the sound, worn to tuán — the 專 series splits its initials (轉、傳、團). The first word is round, rolled tight; people rolled into one body take the name: 團體、集團、團圓.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手圍成一圈（囗），麵糰滾過來滾過去，越收越圓。
Two hands close in a ring (囗); the dough rolls over and over, pulling in rounder and rounder.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)圓、一團— round; a rolled lump
→團體、集團、團隊— a group — many rolled into one常用
→團圓— reunion — the family circle closed
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension