TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
節
ㄐㄧㄝˊ · jié
noun — a joint, node; a festival; a section; verb — to economize
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Bamboo (竹) up top; 即 jí below for the sound — a figure drawn up to a bowl of food, lent only for how it reads. The knotted joints that ring a bamboo stalk: each one a stopping-point, and from there festivals (節日), sections (章節), and holding back (節約).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
竹竿（竹）一節一節，每隔一段就鼓起一圈——那就是節。
The bamboo stalk (竹) runs joint to joint, a raised ring every span — each one a node.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)竹節、關節— a joint, node常用
→節日、過節— a festival — a marked point in the year常用
⇒章節、節目— a section, segment
⇒節約、節省— to economize — to hold within bounds常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension