TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
需
ㄒㄩ · xū
verb — to need, require
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Rain (雨) over a standing figure — caught out, he stops and waits for the sky to clear; copying wore the figure into 而. From waiting-for to wanting-for: 需要 to need, 需求 demand, 必需 indispensable.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雨（雨）下大了，他退到屋簷下站著——等，他需要它停。
The rain (雨) comes down hard; he backs under the eaves and stands — waiting; he needs it to stop.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)等待（遇雨而止）— to wait it out — halted by rain
→需要、必需— to need常用
→需求— demand — what is waited for
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension