寄 (jì) — to entrust; to send (mail); to lodge with

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字

寄 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)

寄＝宀＋奇

ㄐㄧˋ · jì

verb — to entrust; to send (mail); to lodge with

字源 FORM — what the parts do

宀義a roof

奇聲qí — gives the sounda tall figure standing odd, alone

{q,j}ITqí → jì — the front of the mouth shifts q to j

Under a roof (宀), 奇 qí lends the sound, worn from q to j. To put your thing or your self under another's roof: to entrust, 寄託; then to send it off, 寄信; then to board there, 寄宿.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把信放進別人的屋（宀）下，託他帶走——寄。

Slip the letter under another's roof (宀) and trust them to carry it on — to send.

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意 · Meanings

(本義)寄託、寄存— to entrust, deposit常用

→寄信、郵寄— to send, mail常用

→寄宿、寄居— to board, lodge with

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension