TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
料
料 ＝ 米 ＋ 斗
ㄌㄧㄠˋ · liào
noun — material, stuff; verb — to expect, reckon
字源 FORM — what the parts do
斗義a measuring scoopthe long-handled dou for ladling grain
Grain (米) and a measuring scoop (斗): to measure out grain by the dou. What you measure out is the stuff, the stock — 材料、原料、飲料. And to measure ahead, to reckon what will come: 料想、預料. To take the measure of a thing before it happens.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一斗（斗）伸進穀堆（米），舀起來量——量出多少料。
The scoop (斗) dips into the grain (米) and ladles it up to measure — so much stock counted out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)量穀— to measure out grain
→材料、原料、飲料— material, stock, drink-stuff常用
⇒料想、預料— to expect, reckon ahead常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension