TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
枝
ㄓ · zhī
noun — a branch; measure for stemmed things
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A tree (木) with 支 — and 支 is already a hand holding a cut branch; the sound comes along exactly. 支 went off to every kind of branching, so the tree's own limb keeps the 木: 樹枝、枝葉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
風一吹，整棵樹（木）的枝（支）都晃，葉子響成一片。
Wind — every branch (支) of the tree (木) swaying, the leaves one rush of sound.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)樹枝— a branch常用
→一枝花— the measure for stemmed things
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension