TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
貸
ㄉㄞˋ · dài
verb — to lend; to borrow; a loan
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Money (貝) handed over to stand in (代) for a while — a loan, lent or borrowed. 代 dài carries the sound exactly. 貸款、借貸、信貸.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
錢（貝）先給你頂著（代）用，說好日後還——貸。
The money (貝) handed over to stand in (代) for now, to be paid back later — a loan.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)借貸、貸款— to lend; a loan常用
→信貸— credit
⇒貸借— to lend and borrow
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension