TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
曹
曹 ＝ 㯥 ＋ 曰
ㄘㄠˊ · cáo
noun — a surname; a group, a class of people; (old) the two parties in a lawsuit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
㯥形two bundles side by sideworn into the doubled top of the graph — a pair set against each other
曰義to speakthe mouth/word at the foot — the parties stating their case
Two bundles set side by side over a mouth speaking (曰) — the two parties facing each other in court, each stating its case. From the paired sides comes a group, a company of the same kind: 同曹、官曹. The everyday life of the graph is the surname Cao.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
公堂之上兩方並排站定，輪流開口（曰）陳情。
Two sides ranged opposite in court, each in turn opening its mouth (曰) to speak.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)兩曹、原曹— the two parties in a suit
→同曹、官曹— a group, a company, an office of the same kind
→姓曹— the surname Cao常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
槽cáoshares the body 曹 — 槽 adds wood (木) for a trough, the same sound donor遭＝ 辵 ＋ zāoshares the body 曹 — to meet with / encounter (辶), the same sound