TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
執
執 ＝ 幸 ＋ 丸
ㄓˊ · zhí
verb — to hold, grasp; to carry out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丸義a kneeling figure, arms held out (丮) — worn to 丸
Wrists locked in a wooden manacle (㚔, now shaped like 幸), a figure kneeling with arms held out (丮, worn to 丸) — to seize and hold a prisoner. From the grip that does not let go: 執行 carry out, 固執 hold stubborn.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手腕伸進木枷（幸），喀一聲合上——抓到了，跑不掉。
Wrists into the wooden frame (幸); it clacks shut — caught, held fast.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)捉住— to seize — the prisoner taken
→執筆、執照— to hold in the hand; the license held
→執行— to carry out — the task gripped to the end常用
⇒固執— stubborn — the grip that won't open
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension