TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
件
件 ＝ 亻 ＋ 牛
ㄐㄧㄢˋ · jiàn
measure/noun — item, piece; a document
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
A person (亻) cuts up an ox (牛) — the ox is big, so it divides; each part is one piece. 件 counts whatever comes in separable units: 一件事, 一件衣服, and the items of 條件、文件.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
案板上，人（亻）把一頭牛（牛）分成一塊一塊，排開來數。
At the block, the butcher (亻) parts the ox (牛) piece by piece and lays the pieces out to count.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)分開（牛大可分）— to divide — the ox parts into pieces
→量詞：一件件— measure word — item, piece常用
⇒文件、條件— a document; an itemized term
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension