TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
官
官 ＝ 宀 ＋ 𠂤
ㄍㄨㄢ · guān
noun — official, officer; office, organ (of the body)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof, the government hall
𠂤義a mound of gathered people under it
A roof (宀) over 𠂤, a heaped gathering — the hall where officers and their staff are massed to govern. From that hall comes the official himself, and the post he fills: 官員、官府.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一座官署（宀），底下擠著一群辦事的人（𠂤）——這就是官。
A government hall (宀), and beneath it a press of people (𠂤) at their duties — this is the office, and the officer.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)官府— government office
→官員— official, officer常用
⇒器官— organ of the body — a working post
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension