TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
牧
牧 ＝ 牛 ＋ 攵
ㄇㄨˋ · mù
verb — to herd, graze livestock; to govern
字源 FORM — what the parts do
攵義a hand with a stick, driving it
An ox (牛) and a hand holding a stick (攵) — driving the herd out to pasture. From tending animals the word stretches to tending people, to govern: 放牧、牧羊、牧民.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（攵）舉著棍，把牛（牛）往草地上趕——牧。
A hand (攵) with a stick drives the ox (牛) out onto the grass — herding.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)放牧、牧羊— to herd, graze常用
→牧場— pasture, ranch
⇒牧民— to govern (the people)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension