TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
形
形 ＝ 彡 ＋ 幵
ㄒㄧㄥˊ · xíng
noun — shape, form
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彡義strokes of shading — the marks that make a shape visible
幵聲jiān — gives the soundworn to 开 in the modern character
{j,q,x}IFTjiān → xíng — the initial moves inside {j,q,x}; the final slides an → ing
Three slanting strokes (彡) — the marks that make a shape visible. 幵 jiān, worn to 开, carries a sound slid to xíng. What the strokes show: 形狀、形象; shape coming into being is 形成.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
刻刀斜斜補上三刀（彡），平平的木頭忽然有了臉的輪廓。
Three slanting cuts of the knife (彡) — and the flat wood suddenly has the line of a face.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)形狀、外形— shape, form常用
→形成— to take shape常用
→形容— to describe — give shape in words
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension