TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 字
止
ㄓˇ · zhǐ
verb — to stop, halt; (noun) a foot, a base
字源 FORM — what the parts do
止形a foot — three toes above, the heel below
A foot drawn from above: toes splayed at the top, the heel squared below. The standing foot gave the base (下基), then the planted, unmoving foot gave stop and halt (停止、截止), and on into only (止有一個).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻腳（止）踩定在地上，不再往前——停。
A foot (止) planted flat on the ground, going no further — stop.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)腳、足— a foot, a base
→停止、截止— to stop, to halt常用
⇒止有、不止— only; no more than
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
卜bǔthe lookalike — 卜 is a single divination crack, a whole splayed foot趾zhǐthe spelled-out toe — 足 added back to