entries → 佇
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
佇 =
ㄓㄨˋ · zhù
verb — to stand a long while, linger

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a person — standing
zhù — gives the sound, and the sense of holding a place
A person (亻) and 宁 zhù, the storehouse-space that holds things in place — together, someone rooted to one spot. To stand a long while, waiting: 佇立 to stand still, 佇候 to linger in expectation.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

人停在原地,一站就是好久——佇立著,等。
A figure halts in place and does not move on — standing long, waiting.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)佇立— to stand a long while常用
佇候、佇望— to linger waiting; to wait in expectation
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
+ 主zhùthe lookalike — 住 sets 主 beside the person to dwell; 佇 sets to stand and waitzhùthe kin — 貯 sets beside 貝 for goods stored; 佇 sets it beside a person standing