TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
斜
斜 ＝ 斗 ＋ 余
ㄒㄧㄝˊ · xié
adj — slanting, oblique — verb — to tilt, lean
字源 FORM — what the parts do
斗義a ladle, a dipper
余聲yú — gives the soundI, me; surplus
IFTyú → xié — the reading shifts onset, rime, and tone
A ladle (斗) is tipped to pour off the surplus — and a tipped ladle leans. 余 yú carries the sound, worn far toward xié. From the tilt: 斜坡 a slope, 斜線 a diagonal, 歪斜 askew.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
路面往一邊塌，腳下整條坡都斜著。
The road slumps to one side; the whole slope tilts underfoot.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)傾斜、不正— slanting, oblique常用
→斜坡、斜線— slope; diagonal line常用
→歪斜— askew, crooked
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
徐xúsame sound-root — 徐 takes the step 彳 (slowly), 斜 takes the ladle (to tilt)