TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
引
引 ＝ 弓 ＋ 丨
ㄧㄣˇ · yǐn
verb — to draw, pull, lead
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丨形a single stroke — the pull drawn along the string
A bow (弓) and one stroke (丨) — the pull drawn along the string. Together they write drawing the bow; from the drawing, every pulling and leading: 引導、吸引、引起.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手指勾住弦（丨）慢慢往後拉，弓（弓）彎成滿月。
Fingers hook the string (丨) and draw it slowly back; the bow (弓) bends to a full moon.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)開弓— to draw a bow
→引起、吸引— to give rise to; to attract常用
→引導、牽引— to lead, pull along
⇒引用— to cite — pulled onto your page
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension