TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
裏
ㄌㄧˇ · lǐ
noun — the inside, interior, lining
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A garment (衣) is pulled apart and 里 lǐ set inside it — the sound lands exactly, and the picture is literal: the lining is the part of the clothing that sits within. From there, anything's inside: 裏面、心裏.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一件衣（衣）攤開，里（里）正好包在中間——那層襯裏。
A garment (衣) spread open, 里 tucked right inside it — the lining within.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)衣服的襯裏— the lining of a garment
→裏面、內裏— the inside, interior常用
⇒心裏、手裏— within (the heart, the hand)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension