TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
締
締 ＝ 糸 ＋ 帝
ㄉㄧˋ · dì
verb — to tie firmly, conclude (a pact, friendship)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread
Thread (糸) knotted so it cannot come undone (結不解也) — to bind, to conclude. 帝 dì carries the sound, nothing of the emperor. From the tied knot: 締結、締約.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩股線繞緊，打一個解不開的死結——兩家從此締為一體。
Two strands (糸) pulled tight into a knot that won't loosen — two houses bound as one.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)締結— to bind, tie firmly常用
→締約、締交— to conclude a pact; form ties常用
⇒取締— to ban, clamp down — tie shut
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension