TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
管
ㄍㄨㄢˇ · guǎn
noun/verb — a pipe, tube; to manage, be in charge
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tguān → guǎn — tone only
Bamboo (竹) cut and hollowed — a pipe, a flute. 官 guān gives the sound, one tone off. From the pipe, tubes of every kind (水管、血管); from the household's key-tubes (管鑰), the hand that holds them — to manage: 管理、管教.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
竹管湊到唇邊，一口氣——孔上的手指起落，調子出來了。
The bamboo pipe (竹) at the lips, one breath — fingers rise and fall on the holes, and the tune comes out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)竹管、笛管— a bamboo pipe; a flute
→管子（水管、血管）— a tube常用
⇒管理、管教— to manage — the hand that holds the keys (管鑰)常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension