TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
媒
ㄇㄟˊ · méi
noun — go-between, matchmaker; medium
字源 FORM — what the parts do
FTmǒu → méi — the rime and tone shift, the m holds
女 beside 某, which carries the sound — mǒu shifted to méi with the m kept. The graph names the matchmaker, and from her the general go-between: 媒人、媒介.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
她（女）兩頭跑，替某家某人（某）說合一樁親事。
She (女) runs between the houses, speaking for a certain someone (某) to settle the match.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)媒人— matchmaker, go-between常用
→媒介— medium, intermediary
⇒媒體— media — the carrying-between
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension