TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
靴
ㄒㄩㄝ · xuē
noun — a boot
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFhuà → xuē — initial and final both shift far
Tanned hide (革) on the left, the leatherworker's mark. 化 huà carries the sound — though copying and re-reading pulled it a long way to xuē. The leather that climbs the calf: 靴子, 長靴, 雨靴.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一張皮（革）裁好，化（化）成一隻包住小腿的靴。
A hide (革) cut and turned (化) into a boot that climbs the calf.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)靴子— a boot常用
→長靴— a tall boot
⇒雨靴— a rain boot
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension