TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
濟
濟 ＝ 氵 ＋ 齊
ㄐㄧˋ · jì
verb — to cross over; to aid, relieve
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
{j,q,x}ITqí → jì — crosses inside {j,q,x}; tone shifts too
Water (氵) with 齊 qí for sound — the name of a river, the 濟水. To ford it is to cross (同舟共濟); to carry others over is to relieve them (救濟). 經濟 keeps the old promise inside: 經世濟民 — run the world, carry its people through.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
河水（氵）漲了，一條船把全村人一趟一趟渡過去。
The river (氵) running high, one boat ferries the whole village across — trip after trip.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)濟水— the Ji River
→同舟共濟— to cross, ford
⇒救濟、接濟— to relieve, aid — carrying others over
⇒經濟— economy — from 經世濟民常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension