TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
攜
攜 ＝ 扌 ＋ 巂
ㄒㄧㄝˊ · xié
verb — to carry, take along; to lead by the hand (攜帶、攜手)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand — a thing the hand does
巂聲xī — gives the sounda long-tailed bird, worn now into one dense block
FTxī → xié — same x, the ending and tone shift
The hand (扌) does it; 巂 xī carries the sound, the ending sliding to xié. The hand takes something up and bears it along, or closes round another hand to lead it: 攜帶、攜手. 巂 is a bird-name, worn now into one dense block.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（扌）提起行囊，另一隻手牽住同伴，一起上路。
One hand (扌) takes up the pack, the other closes round a companion's — and they set off together.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)攜、提持— to carry, take along
→攜帶、攜手— to bring with; to join hands常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension