TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
集
集 ＝ 隹 ＋ 木
ㄐㄧˊ · jí
verb/noun — to gather; a collection
字源 FORM — what the parts do
隹義a short-tailed birdthe old graph stacked three of them (雧)
A short-tailed bird (隹) on a tree (木) — and the old graph stacked three of them (雧): a flock settling at once. Together they write gather; the gathered things take the name too: 集合、集團、詩集.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天黑前一隻鳥（隹）落上樹（木），接著整群都來了，滿樹是聲音。
Before dark one bird (隹) lands on the tree (木); then the whole flock — the branches fill with noise.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)聚集— to gather, flock常用
→集合、集團— assembly; a group gathered into one
→詩集、市集— a collection; a market — gathered things and gathered people
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension