TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
鞠
鞠 ＝ 革 ＋ 匊
ㄐㄩˊ · jú
verb — to bow (鞠躬); (old) a leather kick-ball
字源 FORM — what the parts do
匊聲jū — the phonetic, raised to jú
Tjū → jú — the donor reads jū, 鞠 lands on jú
Leather (革) with 匊 jū for the sound — once a stuffed leather ball you kicked (蹋鞠, the old football). The word was borrowed for bending the body low, 鞠躬, the bow. 匊 reads jū; here jú. 匊 also gives 菊.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
皮（革）做的球，一腳踢起——後來這字彎下身，成了鞠躬。
A ball of leather (革) booted into the air — and later the word bends down into a bow.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蹋鞠— a leather kick-ball (old football)
→鞠躬— to bow, bend low常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
掬jūshares — there 手 cups water in both hands, here makes the ball菊júthe same under 艸 — the chrysanthemum