TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
希
希 ＝ 㐅 ＋ 巾
ㄒㄧ · xī
verb/adj — to hope; sparse, rare
字源 FORM — what the parts do
㐅義crossed threads (爻-pattern)
Crossed threads (㐅) over cloth (巾) — a weave so loose it is mostly gap. Sparse, hence rare; that sense later grew grain and became 稀, and hoping (希望) borrowed the graph for its everyday work.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
布（巾）織得太鬆，線與線（㐅）之間都是空隙，光從洞裡漏過來。
The cloth (巾) woven loose, the crossed threads (㐅) more gap than thread — light leaks through the holes.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)稀疏、稀少— sparse, rare — now written 稀
(假借)希望— to hope — the borrowed branch常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension