TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
兼
兼 ＝ 又 ＋ 禾
ㄐㄧㄢ · jiān
verb — to hold two at once, combine, do both
字源 FORM — what the parts do
禾義grain stalks — two of them, held at once
One hand (又) closes around two stalks of grain (禾) instead of one — to hold both at the same time: 兼顧、兼職、兼任. As a sound it seeds a series: 嫌、謙、廉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（又）抓住兩把禾（禾）——一次握兩樣，就是兼。
One hand (又) grabs two fistfuls of grain (禾) — both at once, in a single grip.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)兼持、同時抓— to hold two at once
→兼顧、兼職— to do both; hold concurrently常用
⇒兼併、兼收— to combine, merge in
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension