TSUMUGU · B2 · 字
糾
糾 ＝ 糸 ＋ 丩
ㄐㄧㄡ · jiū
verb — to entangle, gather up; to correct
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread
丩聲jiū — gives the soundtwo strands hooked and twisting round each other
Thread (糸) wound three strands together — the old sense is a twisted cord. 丩 jiū carries the sound, and is itself two strands crossing and hooking. From threads twisted up, things tangled, then pulled straight: 糾纏、糾紛、糾正.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩股線（丩）絞在一起，越纏越緊——要嘛糾結，要嘛把它理正。
Two strands (丩) twist together, tighter and tighter — tangled up, or pulled back straight.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)三股繩、絞合— a twisted three-ply cord
→糾纏、糾紛— to entangle; dispute常用
⇒糾正、糾察— to correct, set right常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension