TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
詞
ㄘˊ · cí
noun — word; phrase, lyrics
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{z,c,s}ITsī → cí — inside {z,c,s}; the tone lifts
Speech (言) with 司 sī giving the sound and a shade of its sense — 司 manages, and speech managed into its units is the word. The tone lifts, sī to cí. 名詞、動詞 sort them; 歌詞 sets them to the tune.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
官署（司）裡念公文（言），一個詞一個詞，咬得清清楚楚。
In the office (司) the document (言) is read out — word by word, each bitten clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)言詞、詞語— words — speech in units常用
→名詞、動詞— the sorted kinds — parts of speech
→歌詞— lyrics — words set to the tune
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension