TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
授
授 ＝ 扌 ＋ 受
ㄕㄡˋ · shòu
verb — to hand over, confer; to teach
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a handthe giving hand, added on the left
受聲shòu — gives the sound, and the meaning tooa hand passing, a hand taking, with something between — to receive
受 already shows two hands and a thing passed between them — receiving. Add a third hand (扌) on the left for the one who gives, and the giving is marked off from the taking: 授. 受 carries the sound unchanged and the meaning both — give and receive are one act seen from two ends.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
上面一隻手遞下來，下面一隻手接住——左邊再伸一隻手（扌），是遞的那個人。
One hand reaches down, one hand takes below — a third hand (扌) on the left is the one doing the handing over.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)授予、給與— to hand over, confer常用
→教授、傳授— to teach — to hand knowledge over常用
⇒授獎、授權— to award; to grant
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension