TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
隸
隸 ＝ 隶 ＋ 柰
ㄌㄧˋ · lì
verb — to be attached to, subordinate to; noun — a bondservant
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隶義a hand reaching to seize a tail — to catch and attach
柰聲nài — gives the sound
IFTnài → lì — the donor reading reshaped beyond its initial
隶 is a hand grabbing a tail from behind — to catch and fasten on. 柰 nài rides alongside for the sound, worn far from its donor. What is caught and bound stays attached: to belong under (隸屬), and the bound servant (奴隸).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（隶）緊緊揪住尾巴，被揪住的再也跑不掉，乖乖跟著。
A hand (隶) clamps onto the tail; whatever is gripped can no longer break away, and trails along.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)附箸、附屬— to attach to, be fastened on
→隸屬— to be subordinate to常用
→奴隸、隸人— a bondservant, a slave
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
逮＝ 辵 ＋ dàithe lookalike — 逮 walks the seized-tail down a road 辵, 隸 sets beside it隶lìthe meaning core, the hand on the tail