TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
繫
繫 ＝ 糸 ＋ 毄
ㄒㄧˋ · xì/jì
verb — to tie, fasten, bind; to connect, relate
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義thread, cord — what you tie with
毄聲jī — gives the sound, worn across initial and tonea chariot-hub struck, things knocking together
ITjī → xì/jì — the sound worn down two ways
A cord (糸) knotted fast; 毄 jī, things struck together, carries the sound, worn to xì and jì. Tying things binds them — 繫鞋帶 — and binding ties them in the mind: 聯繫、維繫.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
繩子（糸）繞兩圈，一拉——結打緊了。
The cord (糸) loops twice and pulls — the knot draws tight.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
jì
(本義)繫鞋帶、繫上— to tie, fasten, button up常用
xì
(引申)聯繫、維繫— to connect, relate, hold together常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension