TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
列
列 ＝ 歹 ＋ 刂
ㄌㄧㄝˋ · liè
verb — to arrange in a row, to list; (noun) a row, a series
字源 FORM — what the parts do
刂義a knife
A knife (刂) parts flesh from bone (歹) and lays the pieces out in order — to divide and arrange in a row. From the row comes listing and ranking, and 列 itself lends its sound to 例、烈、裂.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
刀（刂）把骨肉（歹）一刀刀分開，擺成整整齊齊的一排。
The knife (刂) parts bone from flesh (歹), cut by cut, and lays them in a tidy row.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)分列、陳列— to divide and lay out in a row
→列舉、列表— to list, enumerate常用
⇒行列、系列— a rank; a series
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension