TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
屈
屈 ＝ 尸 ＋ 出
ㄑㄩ · qū
verb — to bend, bow; to yield, submit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尸義a body, bent and seated — worn from 尾 (a tail)
IFT≠chū → qū — an irregular shift off the donor
The body half (尸) here is worn down from 尾, a tail; the original picture is a creature with its tail tucked, bent under. From bending: to bend, to bow, to yield. 出 carries the sound, shifted irregularly from chū to qū. From there: 屈服、委屈、屈曲. As a sound-piece it builds 掘、崛、窟.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
身子彎著（尸），尾巴縮起來，從洞裡半出半進（出）。
The body bends (尸), the tail tucked, half out of its hollow (出) and unwilling to come further.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)屈曲、彎屈— to bend, curve
→屈服、屈從— to yield, submit常用
⇒委屈、屈辱— a grievance; humiliation
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension