TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
洽
洽 ＝ 氵 ＋ 合
ㄑㄧㄚˋ · qià
verb/adj — to be in harmony; to consult, arrange
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
{g,k,h}IFThé → qià — the velar-to-palatal crossing; rhyme and tone shift too
Water (氵) soaking right through — the old sense, to wet thoroughly. 合 hé carries the sound, worn from h toward q. From water that seeps in and joins, things that fit together smoothly: 融洽、洽談.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊布泡進水裡（氵），水合進每一根紗——透了。
A cloth dropped in water (氵), the wet joining every thread — soaked through.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)霑洽、浸潤— to soak through, wet thoroughly
→融洽、和洽— to be in harmony常用
⇒洽談、接洽— to consult, arrange
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension