TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
賀
ㄏㄜˋ · hè
verb — to congratulate, to offer good wishes
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFTjiā → hè — the sound shifts hard across the board
Valuables (貝) with 加 jiā for the sound, dragged far to hè. You add a gift to your good words — to congratulate: 祝賀、賀喜、賀年.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
喜事一到，捧著一份禮（貝），上門道喜——賀。
Good news comes, and with a gift (貝) in hand you call to wish them joy — congratulations.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)祝賀、慶賀— to congratulate常用
→賀喜、賀年— to wish joy — on happy events, at New Year
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension