TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
停
停 ＝ 亻 ＋ 亭
ㄊㄧㄥˊ · tíng
verb — to stop; to halt; to park
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
亭聲tíng — gives the sounda roadside pavilion
A person (亻) reaches a pavilion (亭) and halts there — the traveler stops where there's shelter. 亭 carries the sound straight through, no drift. From the halt, everything held still: 停止 stop, 停車 park, 停留 stay.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走路的人（亻）到了亭子（亭）底下，腳一停，不走了。
The traveler (亻) reaches the pavilion (亭), and his feet stop there.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)停止— to stop; to halt常用
→停車— to park常用
→停留— to stay; to remain
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
亭tíngthe sound-giver standing alone — the pavilion without the traveler